By: Duncan S.B. No. 1105
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety of
the State of Texas and a county for the provision of renewal and
duplicate driver's licenses 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 LICENSES 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 the
commissioners court of a county to train county employees to
provide services at a county 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 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.
(e) The services shall be provided through the county tax
assessor-collector unless the county tax assessor-collector
declines to provide the services. If the county tax
assessor-collector declines, the commissioners court may provide
the services through any consenting county department.
SECTION 2. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.428 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.428. COUNTY FEE. (a) A county 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 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.