By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 1756
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to agreements between the Department of Public Safety and
counties for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's
license and other identification certificate services; authorizing
a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 521.008, Transportation
Code, as added by Chapter 1233 (S.B. 1729), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 521.008. [PILOT] PROGRAM REGARDING THE PROVISION OF
RENEWAL AND DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION
CERTIFICATE SERVICES.
SECTION 2. Sections 521.008(a) and (a-1), Transportation
Code, as added by Chapter 1233 (S.B. 1729), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The department may establish a [pilot] program for the
provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election
identification certificate, and personal identification
certificate services in counties that enter into an agreement with
the department under Subsection (a-1)[:
[(1) not more than three counties with a population of
50,000 or less;
[(2) not more than three counties with a population of
more than 50,000 but less than 1,000,001;
[(3) not more than two counties with a population of
more than one million; and
[(4) notwithstanding Subdivisions (1)-(3), any county
in which the department operates a driver's license office as a
scheduled or mobile office].
(a-1) Under the [pilot] program, the department may enter
into an agreement with the commissioners court of a county to permit
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) administering vision tests;
(3) updating a driver's license, election
identification certificate, or personal identification certificate
to change a name, address, or photograph;
(4) distributing and collecting information relating
to donations under Section 521.401;
(5) collecting fees; and
(6) performing other basic ministerial functions and
tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses,
election identification certificates, and personal identification
certificates.
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, 2015.