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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the payment of fees and costs associated with driver |
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education and safety courses and driver's license examinations for |
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certain students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 521.168, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.168. PAYMENT OF FEES FOR CERTAIN [FOSTER AND |
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HOMELESS] CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.168(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Unless prohibited under Section 521.4265(c), the Texas |
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Workforce Commission shall on request pay the fees associated with |
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meeting a requirement imposed under this subchapter or Chapter |
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1001, Education Code, for a person who is: |
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(1) eligible for a driver's license fee exemption |
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under Section 521.1811; [or] |
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(2) younger than 26 years of age and: |
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(A) was in the managing conservatorship of the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services on the day before the |
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person's 18th birthday; or |
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(B) is a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 |
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U.S.C. Section 11434a; or |
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(3) educationally disadvantaged, as defined by |
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Section 5.001, Education Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |