S.B. No. 1308
AN ACT
relating to veterans services information provided to veterans who
receive driver's licenses and personal identification
certificates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.011. SERVICES INFORMATION FOR VETERANS. The
department and the Texas Veterans Commission shall jointly develop
for veterans who receive a driver's license or personal
identification certificate with a veteran's designation a one-page
informational paper about veterans services provided by this state.
SECTION 2. Section 521.102, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The department shall provide to the recipient of a
personal identification certificate with a veteran's designation
the informational paper described by Section 521.011 at the time
the certificate is issued.
SECTION 3. Section 521.1235, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The department shall provide to the recipient of a
driver's license with a veteran's designation the informational
paper described by Section 521.011 at the time the license is
issued.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1308 passed the Senate on
April 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1308 passed the House on
May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 5, two present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor