84R15023 AAF-D
By: Burkett H.B. No. 2756
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2756:
By: Pickett C.S.H.B. No. 2756
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to making a voluntary contribution to the Special Olympics
Texas fund when registering a motor vehicle or renewing a motor
vehicle registration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.413 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.413. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS
TEXAS FUND. (a) When a person registers or renews the registration
of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may contribute any
amount to the Special Olympics Texas fund under Subsection (f).
(b) The department shall provide, in a conspicuous manner,
an opportunity to contribute to the Special Olympics Texas fund in
any registration renewal system used by the department.
(c) If a person makes a contribution under this section and
does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county
assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution
to the person's registration fee.
(d) The county assessor-collector shall send any
contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit
to the Special Olympics Texas fund before the 31st day after the
date the contribution is made.
(e) The department shall consult with the Department of
Aging and Disability Services in performing the department's duties
under this section.
(f) The Special Olympics Texas fund is created as a trust
fund outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and
administered by the Department of Aging and Disability Services as
trustee on behalf of Special Olympics Texas. The fund is composed of
money deposited to the credit of the fund under this section. Money
in the fund shall be disbursed at least monthly, without
appropriation, to Special Olympics Texas to provide training and
athletic competitions for persons with mental illness and
intellectual disabilities.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.