84R19148 AAF-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 659
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 659:
By: Larson C.S.H.B. No. 659
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the waiver of state park, museum, and other
state-operated facility entrance fees for persons with certain
disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 442.030 to read as follows:
Sec. 442.030. FEES WAIVED FOR PERSONS WITH CERTAIN
DISABILITIES. (a) The commission shall waive the individual
entrance fees or any vehicle entrance fee to museums and other
facilities under the control of the commission for a person with a
physical, mental, intellectual, or developmental disability and a
paid personal attendant present to assist that person.
(b) The commission, in consultation with the Health and
Human Services Commission, shall by rule establish eligibility
requirements and procedures to implement this section.
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Parks and Wildlife
Code, is amended by adding Section 13.023 to read as follows:
Sec. 13.023. FEES WAIVED FOR PERSONS WITH CERTAIN
DISABILITIES. (a) The department shall waive the individual
entrance fees or any vehicle entrance fee to state parks,
recreational areas, and other facilities under the control of the
department for a person with a physical, mental, intellectual, or
developmental disability and a paid personal attendant present to
assist that person.
(b) The commission, in consultation with the Health and
Human Services Commission, shall by rule establish eligibility
requirements and procedures to implement this section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.