85R9626 AJZ-F
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 3478
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of and the requirements for obtaining
certain driver's licenses or identification certificates;
authorizing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 521.009(a), (a-1), and (c),
Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The department may establish a program for the provision
of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election identification
certificate, and personal identification certificate services in
counties and municipalities that enter into an agreement with the
department under Subsection (a-1).
(a-1) Under the program, the department may enter into an
agreement with the commissioners court of a county or the governing
body of a municipality to permit county or municipal employees to
provide services at a county or municipal 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.
(c) A participating county or municipality 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.
SECTION 2. Section 521.148, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) This section does not apply to a person who holds a valid
driver's license issued by this state or another state that
includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle.
SECTION 3. Section 521.1601, Transportation Code, as added
by Chapter 1413 (S.B. 1317), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular
Session, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1601. DRIVER EDUCATION REQUIRED. (a) The
department may not issue a driver's license to a person who is
younger than 25 years of age unless the person submits to the
department a driver education certificate issued under Chapter
1001, Education Code, that states that the person has completed and
passed:
(1) a driver education and traffic safety course
conducted by an entity exempt from licensure under Section
1001.002, Education Code, or a driver education course approved by
the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter
1001, Education Code; or
(2) if the person is 18 years of age or older, a driver
education course approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and
Regulation under Section 1001.101 or 1001.1015, Education Code.
(b) This section does not apply to a person who holds a valid
license issued by another state or a foreign country.
SECTION 4. Section 521.428, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 521.428. COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL FEE. A county or
municipality that provides services under an agreement described by
Section 521.009 may collect an additional fee of up to $5 for each
transaction provided that relates to driver's license and personal
identification certificate services only.
SECTION 5. Section 522.034, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) This section does not apply to a person who holds a valid
driver's license issued by this state or another state that
includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle.
SECTION 6. The following are repealed:
(1) Section 521.124, Transportation Code; and
(2) Section 521.1601, Transportation Code, as added by
Chapter 1253 (H.B. 339), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular
Session, 2009.
SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.