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1	1	By: Hilderbran (Senate Sponsor - Duncan) H.B. No. 266
2	2	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2011;
3	3	April 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on
4	4	Government Organization; May 5, 2011, reported favorably by the
5	5	following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 5, 2011, sent to printer.)
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8	8	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	relating to the use of address-matching software by certain state
11	11	agencies.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Section 2176.201, Government Code, is amended to
14	14	read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 2176.201. USE OF CERTAIN MAIL SERVICES. (a)
16	16	Notwithstanding another law that requires the use of certain mail
17	17	services, a state agency may use any form of mail service available
18	18	from the United States Postal Service to lower postal costs
19	19	whenever acceptable levels of accountability, timeliness,
20	20	security, and quality of service can be maintained.
21	21	(b) If practicable, a state agency must use
22	22	address-matching software that meets certification standards under
23	23	the Coding Accuracy Support System adopted by the United States
24	24	Postal Service or that meets any subsequent standard adopted by the
25	25	United States Postal Service to replace Coding Accuracy Support
26	26	System standards for preparation of bulk mailings. If a state
27	27	agency contracts with a provider for bulk mailing services, the
28	28	contract must require that the provider use address-matching
29	29	software that meets or exceeds certification standards under the
30	30	Coding Accuracy Support System or subsequent standards adopted by
31	31	the United States Postal Service.
32	32	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
33	33	is amended by adding Section 521.063 to read as follows:
34	34	Sec. 521.063. MAILING ADDRESS VERIFICATION SYSTEM. The
35	35	department by rule shall establish a system to ensure that
36	36	addresses of driver's license holders are verified and matched to
37	37	United States Postal Service delivery addresses by use of
38	38	address-matching software. The software must meet certification
39	39	standards under the Coding Accuracy Support System adopted by the
40	40	United States Postal Service or a subsequent standard adopted by
41	41	the United States Postal Service to replace Coding Accuracy Support
42	42	System standards for preparation of bulk mailings. If the
43	43	department contracts with a provider for bulk mailing services, the
44	44	contract must require that the provider use address-matching
45	45	software that meets or exceeds certification standards under the
46	46	Coding Accuracy Support System or subsequent standards adopted by
47	47	the United States Postal Service.
48	48	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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