85R17009 BEE-F
By: Bernal, Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 862
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 862:
By: Morrison C.S.H.B. No. 862
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a waiver of fees for foster care and homeless youth for
driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.1015 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1015. WAIVER OF FEES FOR FOSTER CARE AND HOMELESS
YOUTH. A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the
issuance of a personal identification certificate, as provided
under this chapter, if that person is:
(1) younger than 18 years of age and in the managing
conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective
Services;
(2) at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years
of age, and resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is
paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services; or
(3) a homeless child or youth, as defined by 42 U.S.C.
Section 11434a.
SECTION 2. Section 521.1811, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1811. WAIVER OF FEES FOR FOSTER CARE AND HOMELESS
YOUTH. A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the
issuance of a driver's license, as provided under this chapter, if
that person is:
(1) younger than 18 years of age and in the managing
conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective
Services; [or]
(2) at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years
of age, and resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is
paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services; or
(3) a homeless child or youth, as defined by 42 U.S.C.
Section 11434a.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.