82R4058 MAW/MTB/NC/KJM/KLA-D
By: Bonnen H.B. No. 623
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the detection and reporting of unauthorized
immigration, the collection and dissemination of information
concerning unauthorized immigration, the legal treatment or
classification of unauthorized immigrants for certain purposes,
the enforcement of certain laws governing immigration, and the
establishment of English as the official language of this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
ARTICLE 1. PROVISIONS RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
SECTION 1.01. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 2.252 to read as follows:
Art. 2.252. VERIFICATION OF ARRESTED PERSON'S IMMIGRATION
STATUS. (a) Not later than 48 hours after a person is arrested and
before the person is released on bond, the law enforcement agency
that arrested the person or that has custody of the person shall:
(1) have the person's immigration status verified by:
(A) a peace officer or other law enforcement
officer of this state who is authorized under federal law to verify
a person's immigration status; or
(B) a federal law enforcement officer, in
accordance with 8 U.S.C. Section 1373(c); and
(2) if United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement does not have the results of the immigration status
verification under Subdivision (1), notify United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the results of the
immigration status verification if the verification reveals that
the person:
(A) is not a citizen or national of the United
States; and
(B) is unlawfully present in the United States
according to the terms of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986 (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).
(b) A law enforcement agency that under Subsection (a)(2)
notifies United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the
results of an immigration status verification shall provide to the
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas the following
information concerning the person arrested:
(1) the results of the immigration status
verification; and
(2) the information described by Article 61A.02(b).
SECTION 1.02. Title 1, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Chapter 61A to read as follows:
CHAPTER 61A. IMMIGRATION DATABASE
Art. 61A.01. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "department"
means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
Art. 61A.02. CENTRAL DATABASE; PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)
The department shall maintain a computerized central database
containing information regarding each person:
(1) who has been arrested in the state; and
(2) with reference to whom an immigration status
verification under Article 2.252 has revealed that the person:
(A) is not a citizen or national of the United
States; and
(B) is unlawfully present in the United States
according to the terms of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986 (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).
(b) The department may include in the database any
information that the department determines to be relevant and that
is not confidential or protected from disclosure under other law.
The information contained in the database must include:
(1) the person's name;
(2) the offense for which the person was arrested;
(3) the results of each immigration status
verification concerning the person;
(4) the law enforcement agency by which the person is
or was being detained; and
(5) if applicable, whether the person has been
released or discharged from the custody of a law enforcement agency
in this state, including whether the person has been transferred to
the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
for the initiation or completion of deportation proceedings and
information regarding the disposition of those proceedings.
(c) The department shall make the information contained in
the database available to any peace officer or law enforcement
agency in the state.
(d) The information contained in the database is public
information, with the exception of information regarding any social
security number, driver's license or personal identification
certificate number, or telephone number used by the person,
regardless of whether the number belongs or has been assigned to the
person.
(e) The department shall publish on its Internet website:
(1) all public information contained in the database;
and
(2) a list of all persons in the database who have been
released or discharged from the custody of a law enforcement agency
in this state, including whether the person has been transferred to
the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
for the initiation or completion of deportation proceedings and
information regarding the disposition of those proceedings.
(f) The department shall design and implement a system for:
(1) receiving information from a law enforcement
agency under Article 2.252 and including that information in the
database;
(2) notifying a person whose information is included
in the database of that fact and of the procedure and requirements
for removing information from the database;
(3) removing from the database and the department's
Internet website information concerning a person who provides to
the department documentation issued by United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services that authorizes the person to be in the
United States; and
(4) notifying United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement of the arrest of a person described by Subsection (a) on
each business day following the date of the arrest until the
earliest of:
(A) the date the person is released or discharged
from the custody of a law enforcement agency in this state,
including being transferred to the custody of United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
(B) the date United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement issues a detainer with respect to the person;
or
(C) the 10th business day after the date of the
arrest.
SECTION 1.03. Section 411.135(a), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Any person is entitled to obtain from the department:
(1) any information described as public information
under Chapter 61A or 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, [as added by
Chapter 668, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997,]
including, to the extent available, a recent photograph of each
person subject to registration under Chapter 62 [that chapter]; and
(2) criminal history record information maintained by
the department that relates to the conviction of or a grant of
deferred adjudication to a person for any criminal offense,
including arrest information that relates to the conviction or
grant of deferred adjudication.
SECTION 1.04. Not later than March 1, 2012, the Department
of Public Safety of the State of Texas shall implement the
computerized central database required by Chapter 61A, Code of
Criminal Procedure, as added by this article.
ARTICLE 2. PROVISIONS RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
SECTION 2.01. Section 54.052, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 54.052. DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS. (a)
Subject to the other applicable provisions of this subchapter
governing the determination of resident status, the following
persons are considered residents of this state for purposes of this
title:
(1) a person who:
(A) established a domicile in this state not
later than one year before the census date of the academic term in
which the person is enrolled in an institution of higher education;
and
(B) maintained that domicile continuously for
the year preceding that census date; and
(2) a dependent whose parent:
(A) established a domicile in this state not
later than one year before the census date of the academic term in
which the dependent is enrolled in an institution of higher
education; and
(B) maintained that domicile continuously for
the year preceding that census date[; and
[(3) a person who:
[(A) graduated from a public or private high
school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school
diploma in this state; and
[(B) maintained a residence continuously in this
state for:
[(i) the three years preceding the date of
graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as applicable; and
[(ii) the year preceding the census date of
the academic term in which the person is enrolled in an institution
of higher education].
(b) For purposes of this section, the domicile of a
dependent's parent is presumed to be the domicile of the dependent
[unless the person establishes eligibility for resident status
under Subsection (a)(3)].
(c) A person who is not authorized by law to be present in
the United States may not be considered a resident of this state for
purposes of this title.
SECTION 2.02. Section 54.053, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 54.053. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH RESIDENT
STATUS. (a) A person shall submit the following information to an
institution of higher education to establish resident status under
this subchapter:
(1) if the person applies for resident status under
Section 54.052(a)(1):
(A) a statement of the dates and length of time
the person has resided in this state, as relevant to establish
resident status under this subchapter; and
(B) a statement by the person that the person's
presence in this state for that period was for a purpose of
establishing and maintaining a domicile; or
(2) if the person applies for resident status under
Section 54.052(a)(2):
(A) a statement of the dates and length of time
any parent of the person has resided in this state, as relevant to
establish resident status under this subchapter; and
(B) a statement by the parent or, if the parent is
unable or unwilling to provide the statement, a statement by the
person that the parent's presence in this state for that period was
for a purpose of establishing and maintaining a domicile[; or
[(3) if the person applies for resident status under
Section 54.052(a)(3):
[(A) a statement of the dates and length of time
the person has resided in this state, as relevant to establish
resident status under this subchapter; and
[(B) if the person is not a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States, an affidavit stating that the person
will apply to become a permanent resident of the United States as
soon as the person becomes eligible to apply].
(b) In addition to the information required by Subsection
(a), an institution of higher education may establish a policy
requiring a person for whom a residency determination is being made
to submit specific documentation to verify to the satisfaction of
the institution that the person is authorized by law to be present
in the United States. A policy adopted under this subsection must
provide for treating each person in a consistent manner concerning:
(1) whether documentation is required; and
(2) to the extent practicable, the type of
documentation required.
SECTION 2.03. Notwithstanding Subchapter B, Chapter 54,
Education Code, a public institution of higher education in this
state may, for any semester or academic term, before the beginning
of that semester or academic term, reclassify as a nonresident a
student previously classified as a resident of this state by the
institution or another public institution of higher education in
this state:
(1) under Section 54.052(a)(3), Education Code, as
that section existed before amendment by this article, if the
student is not otherwise eligible to be classified as a resident of
this state under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Education Code; or
(2) before the enactment of Section 54.052(c),
Education Code, as added by this article, if the student is not
authorized by law to be present in the United States.
ARTICLE 3. PROVISIONS RELATED TO OPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES
SECTION 3.01. Subchapter A, Chapter 2052, Government Code,
is amended by adding Section 2052.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 2052.004. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST
SUPPORTING SCHEDULE ON FINANCIAL EFFECT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
(a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by
Section 2103.001.
(b) Each state agency must include with the agency's
legislative appropriations request a supporting schedule that
provides an accounting of amounts spent by the agency during the
state fiscal biennium preceding the biennium for which the
legislative appropriations request is made to directly or
indirectly provide services to persons who were not lawfully
present in the United States.
(c) A state agency that distributes money to a local
governmental entity, including a school district, must include in
the agency's accounting required by Subsection (b) the amounts
distributed to a local governmental entity that the entity spent
during the period described by Subsection (b) to provide services
to persons who were not lawfully present in the United States.
(d) A state agency, through the agency's governing body or
chief administrative officer, as appropriate, may adopt rules
requiring local governmental entities to which the agency
distributes money to provide sufficiently detailed information to
the agency that will enable the agency to comply with the
requirements of Subsection (c).
(e) The Legislative Budget Board shall:
(1) compile information reported by state agencies as
required by Subsection (b) into a single report;
(2) include in the report a summary of the financial
effect of state agencies' direct and indirect provision of services
to persons who were not lawfully present in the United States; and
(3) not later than December 1 of each even-numbered
year, submit the report to the presiding officer of each standing
committee of the senate and house of representatives having primary
jurisdiction over matters relating to state finance and
appropriations from the state treasury.
SECTION 3.02. The heading to Chapter 3101, Government Code,
is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 3101. STATE SYMBOLS AND LANGUAGE
SECTION 3.03. Chapter 3101, Government Code, is amended by
designating Sections 3101.001 through 3101.012 as Subchapter A and
adding a subchapter heading to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER A. STATE SYMBOLS
SECTION 3.04. Chapter 3101, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter B to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER B. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Sec. 3101.051. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE. The English language is
designated as the official language of this state.
Sec. 3101.052. STATE DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS. (a) In this
section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section
2103.001. The term also includes a university system as defined by
Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, including the
federal Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1973c et seq.), a state
agency is not required to provide documents, publish written
materials, or provide website content in any language other than
the official language of this state.
SECTION 3.05. Section 2054.116, Government Code, is
repealed.
ARTICLE 4. PROVISIONS RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES
REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION
SECTION 4.01. The heading to Chapter 370, Local Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 370. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO [MUNICIPAL AND
COUNTY] HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SECTION 4.02. Section 370.003, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 370.003. LOCAL GOVERNMENT [MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY] POLICY
REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF STATE AND FEDERAL [DRUG] LAWS. (a) This
section applies to:
(1) the [The] governing body of a municipality, [the
commissioners court of a] county, or other political subdivision;
(2) an officer, employee, or other body that is part of
a municipality, county, or other political subdivision, including a
sheriff, municipal police department, municipal attorney, or
county attorney; or
(3) a[,] district attorney[,] or criminal district
attorney.
(b) An entity described by Subsection (a) may not adopt a
rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity will not
fully enforce laws relating to:
(1) drugs, including Chapters 481 and 483, Health and
Safety Code; and
(2) immigrants or immigration, including the federal
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.)[,
and federal law].
(c) An entity described by Subsection (a) may not receive
state money or retain unexpended state money if the entity adopts a
rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity will not
fully enforce laws described by Subsection (b)(2) or, by consistent
actions, fails to fully enforce those laws.
(d) If the attorney general determines that an entity
described by Subsection (a) is ineligible to retain state money as
provided by Subsection (c), the attorney general shall notify the
entity of that determination and the entity shall promptly forfeit
and repay to the state all unexpended state money held by the
entity. The attorney general shall stay the duty to repay pending
the outcome of an appeal under Subsection (e).
(e) Not later than the 21st day after the date of receiving
notice of a determination under Subsection (d), an entity may
appeal the determination to a Travis County district court.
(f) An entity described by Subsection (a) that is determined
ineligible to retain state money as provided by Subsections (d) and
(e) shall be denied state money for each fiscal year:
(1) following the year in which the rule, order,
ordinance, or policy is adopted or the determination is made that
the entity has intentionally failed to fully enforce laws described
by Subsection (b)(2); and
(2) during which the rule, order, ordinance, or policy
that resulted in the determination remains in effect or the failure
to enforce that resulted in the determination continues.
ARTICLE 5. PROVISIONS RELATED TO LICENSES ISSUED BY THIS STATE OR A
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE
SECTION 5.01. Title 2, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Chapter 60 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 60. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY IN UNITED STATES REQUIRED FOR
BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONAL, OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
Sec. 60.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Employment eligibility" means eligibility for
employment in the United States.
(2) "License" means a license, certificate,
registration, permit, or other authorization that:
(A) is issued by a licensing authority; and
(B) an individual must obtain to engage in a
particular business, occupation, or profession.
(3) "Licensing authority" means a department,
commission, board, office, or other agency of this state or a
political subdivision of this state that issues a license.
Sec. 60.002. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIRED. (a) An
applicant for a license must establish employment eligibility if
the applicant is:
(1) applying for an original license; or
(2) renewing a license and the applicant has not
previously established employment eligibility.
(b) The licensing authority may not issue a license to an
applicant or renew an applicant's license unless the applicant
establishes employment eligibility as required by Subsection (a).
Sec. 60.003. DOCUMENTS THAT ESTABLISH EMPLOYMENT
ELIGIBILITY. (a) To establish employment eligibility, an
applicant shall provide to the licensing authority for inspection
an original or a copy of:
(1) the acceptable document or documents that
establish identity and employment authorization as provided by Form
I-9; or
(2) a document verifying that the applicant provided
to their current or most recent employer a true and correct Form I-9
along with authentic supporting documents.
(b) Except as provided by this subsection, the documents
required by Subsection (a) must be submitted with the license
application. An applicant who submits an application through the
TexasOnline system or another electronic means shall submit the
documents required under Subsection (a) not later than 30 days
after the date the application is submitted electronically.
Sec. 60.004. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) After an applicant has
submitted all documents that will be required for a licensing
authority to verify the applicant's employment eligibility and
before the licensing authority verifies the applicant's employment
eligibility, the licensing authority may issue a temporary license
to the applicant.
(b) A temporary license under this section expires on the
21st day after the date the temporary license is issued.
(c) The licensing authority shall determine the applicant's
employment eligibility not later than the day the temporary license
expires.
Sec. 60.005. AUDIT. A licensing authority may audit some or
all of the applications submitted to the licensing authority for
compliance with this chapter, including documents used to establish
employment eligibility.
Sec. 60.006. CONFIDENTIALITY. Information provided by an
applicant under this chapter that is not subject to disclosure
under other law is confidential and not subject to disclosure under
Chapter 552, Government Code.
Sec. 60.007. NONDISCRIMINATION. A licensing authority
shall implement this chapter without regard to an applicant's race,
religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.
SECTION 5.02. Section 521.041(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The department shall maintain suitable indexes, in
alphabetical or numerical order, that contain:
(1) each denied application and the reasons for the
denial;
(2) each application that is granted; [and]
(3) the name of each license holder whose license has
been suspended, canceled, or revoked and the reasons for that
action; and
(4) the citizenship status of each holder of a license
or personal identification certificate.
SECTION 5.03. Section 521.101, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (d-1), (f-2), (f-3), and (f-4) to
read as follows:
(d-1) Unless the information has been previously provided
to the department, the department shall require each applicant for
an original, renewal, or duplicate personal identification
certificate to furnish to the department:
(1) proof of the applicant's United States
citizenship; or
(2) documentation described by Subsection (f-2).
(f-2) A person who is not a citizen of the United States must
present to the department documentation issued by the United States
agency responsible for citizenship and immigration that authorizes
the applicant to be in the United States.
(f-3) The department may not issue an identification
certificate to an applicant:
(1) who fails or refuses to comply with Subsection
(f-2); or
(2) whose lawful admission period in the United States
expires before the 180th day after the application date.
(f-4) In addition to a certificate issued under this
section, Subsections (f-2) and (f-3) apply to a personal
identification certificate for which application is made under
Section 521.103.
SECTION 5.04. Section 521.121(a), Transportation Code, as
amended by Chapters 316 (H.B. 598) and 1146 (H.B. 2730), Acts of the
81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted and amended
to read as follows:
(a) The driver's license must include:
(1) a distinguishing number assigned by the department
to the license holder;
(2) a color photograph of the entire face of the
holder;
(3) the full name and date of birth of the holder;
(4) a brief description of the holder; [and]
(5) the license holder's residence address or, for a
license holder using the procedure under Subsection (c), the street
address of the courthouse in which the license holder or license
holder's spouse serves as a federal judge or state judge; and
(6) a statement as to whether the holder is a citizen
of the United States.
SECTION 5.05. Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (e-1) and
(e-2) to read as follows:
(e) The application must include any other information the
department requires to determine the applicant's identity,
residency, competency, and eligibility.
(e-1) A person who is not a citizen of the United States must
present to the department documentation issued by the United States
agency responsible for citizenship and immigration that authorizes
the applicant to be in the United States.
(e-2) The department may not issue a license to an
applicant:
(1) who fails or refuses to comply with Subsection
(e-1); or
(2) whose lawful admission period in the United States
expires before the 180th day after the date of the application.
SECTION 5.06. Section 521.1425, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and
(c), the department may require each applicant for an original,
renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the department
the information required by Section 521.142.
(c) Unless the information has been previously provided to
the department, the department shall require each applicant for an
original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license to furnish to the
department:
(1) proof of the applicant's United States
citizenship; or
(2) documentation described by Section 521.142(e-1).
SECTION 5.07. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation
Code, is amended by adding Section 521.428 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.428. FEES FOR LICENSE OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO PERSON NOT CITIZEN OF UNITED STATES. (a)
Notwithstanding Sections 521.421 and 521.422, the department by
rule shall establish the amount of the fee for issuance of a license
or personal identification certificate issued to an applicant who
is not a citizen of the United States.
(b) The amount of the fee may not exceed the amount of the
fee otherwise imposed by this subchapter or the amount that is
sufficient, when added to other fees collected under this chapter,
to recover the actual costs to the department of issuing the license
or certificate.
SECTION 5.08. Section 522.021(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The application must meet the requirements of an
application under Sections [Section] 521.141, 521.142, and
521.1425 and [must] be accompanied by the fee required under
Section 522.029. The department may require documentary evidence
to verify the information required by this section [Subsection
(a)].
SECTION 5.09. Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (l) to
read as follows:
(a) The fee for a commercial driver's license or commercial
driver learner's permit issued by the department is $60, except as
provided by Subsections (f), (h), (j), [and] (k), and (l).
(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
the department by rule shall establish the amount of the fee for
issuance of a commercial driver's license or commercial driver
learner's permit issued to an applicant who is not a citizen of the
United States. The amount of the fee may not exceed the amount of
the fee otherwise imposed by this subchapter or the amount that is
sufficient, when added to other fees collected under this chapter,
to recover the actual costs to the department of issuing the license
or permit.
SECTION 5.10. Section 522.030, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 522.030. CONTENT OF LICENSE. A commercial driver's
license must:
(1) be marked "Commercial Driver License" or "CDL";
(2) be, to the extent practicable, tamper-proof; and
(3) include:
(A) the name and mailing address of the person to
whom it is issued;
(B) the person's color photograph;
(C) a physical description of the person,
including sex, height, and eye color;
(D) the person's date of birth;
(E) a number or identifier the department
considers appropriate;
(F) the person's signature;
(G) each class of commercial motor vehicle that
the person is authorized to drive, with any endorsements or
restrictions;
(H) the name of this state; [and]
(I) the dates between which the license is valid;
and
(J) a statement as to whether the person is a
citizen of the United States.
SECTION 5.11. Section 522.052, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
(i) Unless the information has been previously provided to
the department, the department shall require each applicant for a
renewal or duplicate commercial driver's license to furnish to the
department:
(1) proof of the applicant's United States
citizenship; or
(2) documentation described by Section 521.142(e-1).
SECTION 5.12. The purpose of Chapter 60, Occupations Code,
as added by this article, is to assist in the enforcement of 8
U.S.C. Chapter 12.
SECTION 5.13. (a) In this section:
(1) "License" means a license, certificate,
registration, permit, or other authorization that:
(A) is issued by a licensing authority; and
(B) an individual must obtain to engage in a
particular business, occupation, or profession.
(2) "Licensing authority" means a department,
commission, board, office, or other agency of this state or a
political subdivision of this state that issues a license.
(b) Each licensing authority shall adopt rules under
Chapter 60, Occupations Code, as added by this article, not later
than January 1, 2012.
(c) The change in law made by Chapter 60, Occupations Code,
as added by this article, applies only to an application for the
issuance or renewal of a license that is filed with a licensing
authority on or after March 1, 2012. An application for the
issuance or renewal of a license that is filed before March 1, 2012,
is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was
filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 5.14. The changes in law made by Sections 521.041,
521.101, 521.121, 521.142, 521.1425, 522.021, 522.029, 522.030,
and 522.052, Transportation Code, as amended by this article, and
Section 521.428, Transportation Code, as added by this article,
apply only to a driver's license, personal identification
certificate, commercial driver's license, or commercial driver
learner's permit issued or renewed on or after the effective date of
this Act. A driver's license, personal identification certificate,
commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit
issued or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect when the license, certificate, or permit was
issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
ARTICLE 6. TRANSITION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 6.01. To the extent of any conflict, this Act
prevails over another Act of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session,
2011, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in
enacted codes.
SECTION 6.02. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.