83R5945 MTB-D
By: King of Hemphill H.B. No. 827
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety
and a county clerk for the provision of renewal and duplicate
driver's license and other identification certificate services in
certain counties; authorizing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.008. AGREEMENT REGARDING THE PROVISION OF RENEWAL
AND DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION
CERTIFICATE SERVICES. (a) This section applies only to a county
that has a population of 50,000 or less.
(b) The department may enter into an agreement with a county
clerk to train county clerk employees to provide services at the
county clerk's office relating to the issuance of renewal and
duplicate driver's licenses, election identification certificates,
and personal identification certificates, including:
(1) taking photographs;
(2) updating a driver's license, election
identification certificate, or personal identification certificate
to change a name, address, or photograph;
(3) distributing and collecting information relating
to donations under Section 521.401;
(4) collecting fees; and
(5) performing other basic ministerial functions and
tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses,
election identification certificates, and personal identification
certificates.
(c) A participating county clerk must remit to the
department for deposit as required by this chapter fees collected
for the issuance of a renewal or duplicate driver's license or
personal identification certificate.
(d) The department shall adopt rules to administer this
section.
SECTION 2. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.428 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.428. COUNTY CLERK FEE. (a) A county clerk that
provides services under an agreement described by Section 521.008
may collect an additional fee of $1 for each transaction provided
that relates to driver's license and personal identification
certificate services only.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 521.425 and 521.427, the
county clerk may retain money collected under this section to cover
the costs of providing services described by Subsection (a).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.