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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for the issuance of certain driver's |
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licenses and commercial driver's licenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.148, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) This section does not apply to a person who holds a valid |
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driver's license issued by another state that includes an |
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authorization to operate a motorcycle. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.1601, Transportation Code, as added |
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by Chapter 1413 (S.B. 1317), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2009, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.1601. DRIVER EDUCATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTION. (a) |
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Subject to Subsection (b), the [The] department may not issue a |
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driver's license to a person who is younger than 25 years of age |
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unless the person submits to the department a driver education |
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certificate issued under Chapter 1001, Education Code, that states |
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that the person has completed and passed: |
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(1) a driver education and traffic safety course |
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conducted by an entity exempt from licensure under Section |
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1001.002, Education Code, or a driver education course approved by |
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the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter |
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1001, Education Code; or |
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(2) if the person is 18 years of age or older, a driver |
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education course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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Regulation under Section 1001.101 or 1001.1015, Education Code. |
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(b) This section does not apply to a person who holds a valid |
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driver's license issued by another state. |
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SECTION 3. Section 522.034, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a person who |
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holds a valid driver's license issued by another state that |
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includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1001.055(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall provide to each licensed driver |
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education provider or exempt driver education school driver |
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education certificates or certificate numbers to enable the |
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provider or school to issue department-approved driver education |
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certificates to certify completion of an approved driver education |
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course and satisfy the requirements of Sections 521.204(a)(2)[, |
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Transportation Code, 521.1601, Transportation Code, as added by |
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Chapter 1253 (H.B. 339), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2009,] and 521.1601, Transportation Code[, as added by |
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Chapter 1413 (S.B. 1317), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2009]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 521.1601, Transportation Code, as added |
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by Chapter 1253 (H.B. 339), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2009, is repealed. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3645 was passed by the House on May 2, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 4, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3645 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |