86R20650 JRR-D
By: Oliverson H.B. No. 1078
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to waiving certain driver's license and handgun license
fees for certain applicants who hold a certification in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.1954 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.1954. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES FOR CERTAIN
APPLICANTS WHO HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
department shall waive any fee required for the issuance of an
original or renewed license under this subchapter if at the time of
the application the applicant for the license submits to the
department satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
(1) holds a current certification in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation issued by the American Heart Association, the
American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized association;
and
(2) is not required to hold the certification
described by Subdivision (1) as a condition of obtaining or
maintaining employment or an occupational license.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "occupational
license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or
other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or
engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.
SECTION 2. Subchapter I, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 521.1812 to read as follows:
Sec. 521.1812. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES FOR CERTAIN
APPLICANTS WHO HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION.
(a) A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance
of an original or renewal driver's license, as provided under this
chapter, if at the time of the application for an original or
renewal driver's license the person submits to the department
satisfactory evidence that the person:
(1) holds a current certification in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation issued by the American Heart Association, the
American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized association;
and
(2) is not required to hold the certification
described by Subdivision (1) as a condition of obtaining or
maintaining employment or an occupational license.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "occupational
license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or
other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or
engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.
SECTION 3. (a) Section 411.1954, Government Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to an application for an original or
renewed license to carry a handgun submitted on or after the
effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the
application was submitted, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
(b) Section 521.1812, Transportation Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to an application for an original or renewal
driver's license submitted on or after the effective date of this
Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect when the application was submitted,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.