81R22368 SLB-D
By: Turner of Harris H.B. No. 2161
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2161:
By: McReynolds C.S.H.B. No. 2161
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a personal identification certificate
to present or former inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 501.0165 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.0165. IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE. (a) Not later
than the 90th day before the date an inmate is transferred to
pre-parole status, the department shall request a personal
identification certificate from the Department of Public Safety for
the inmate if the inmate does not possess a valid driver's license
or personal identification certificate.
(b) The department shall send a certified copy of the
offender identification card or similar form of identification as
requested by the Department of Public Safety to that department
with a current photograph of the inmate.
(c) On receipt of the personal identification certificate
from the Department of Public Safety, the department shall verify
the information on the certificate and request any necessary
change.
(d) Any fee associated with obtaining a personal
identification certificate under this section shall be paid in
equal parts by:
(1) the department;
(2) Project RIO; and
(3) the Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 2. Section 521.101(d), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The department may require each applicant for an
original, renewal, or duplicate personal identification
certificate to furnish to the department the information required
by Section 521.142. The department must accept as satisfactory
proof of identity under this section an offender identification
card or similar form of identification issued to an inmate by the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.