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1		-	H.B. No. 1078
	1	+	By: Oliverson (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 1078
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2019;
	3	+	April 30, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on State
	4	+	Affairs; May 20, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
	5	+	Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 1;
	6	+	May 20, 2019, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1078 By: Creighton
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	11	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	12		AN ACT
5	13		relating to waiving certain driver's license and handgun license
6	14		fees for certain applicants who hold a certification in
7	15		cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
8	16		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	17		SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
10	18		amended by adding Section 411.1954 to read as follows:
11	19		Sec. 411.1954. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES FOR CERTAIN
12	20		APPLICANTS WHO HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION.
13	21		(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
14	22		department shall waive any fee required for the issuance of an
15	23		original or renewed license under this subchapter if at the time of
16	24		the application the applicant for the license submits to the
17	25		department satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
18	26		(1) holds a current certification in cardiopulmonary
19	27		resuscitation issued by the American Heart Association, the
20	28		American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized association;
21	29		and
22	30		(2) is not required to hold the certification
23	31		described by Subdivision (1) as a condition of obtaining or
24	32		maintaining employment or an occupational license.
25	33		(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "occupational
26	34		license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or
27	35		other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or
28	36		engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.
29	37		SECTION 2. Subchapter I, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
30	38		is amended by adding Section 521.1812 to read as follows:
31	39		Sec. 521.1812. WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES FOR CERTAIN
32	40		APPLICANTS WHO HOLD CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION.
33	41		(a) A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance
34	42		of an original or renewal driver's license, as provided under this
35	43		chapter, if at the time of the application for an original or
36	44		renewal driver's license the person submits to the department
37	45		satisfactory evidence that the person:
38	46		(1) holds a current certification in cardiopulmonary
39	47		resuscitation issued by the American Heart Association, the
40	48		American Red Cross, or another nationally recognized association;
41	49		and
42	50		(2) is not required to hold the certification
43	51		described by Subdivision (1) as a condition of obtaining or
44	52		maintaining employment or an occupational license.
45	53		(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "occupational
46	54		license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or
47	55		other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or
48	56		engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.
49	57		(c) The department shall establish a record of the amount of
50	58		the fees waived under this section that would otherwise be
51	59		deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.
52	60		(d) On or before the fifth workday of each month, the
53	61		department, using available funds, shall remit to the comptroller
54	62		for deposit to the credit of the Texas mobility fund general revenue
55	63		in an amount equal to the amount of the fees described by Subsection
56	64		(c) in the preceding month.
57	65		SECTION 3. (a) Section 411.1954, Government Code, as added
58	66		by this Act, applies only to an application for an original or
59	67		renewed license to carry a handgun submitted on or after the
60	68		effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the
61	69		effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the
62	70		application was submitted, and the former law is continued in
63	71		effect for that purpose.
64	72		(b) Section 521.1812, Transportation Code, as added by this
65	73		Act, applies only to an application for an original or renewal
66	74		driver's license submitted on or after the effective date of this
67	75		Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act
68	76		is governed by the law in effect when the application was submitted,
69	77		and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
70	78		SECTION 4. The Department of Public Safety of the State of
71	79		Texas is required to implement a provision of this Act only if the
72	80		legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If
73	81		the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
74	82		purpose, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas may,
75	83		but is not required to, implement a provision of this Act using
76	84		other appropriations available for that purpose.
77	85		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
78		-	______________________________ ______________________________
79		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
80		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1078 was passed by the House on April
81		-	18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 2, 1 present, not
82		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
83		-	No. 1078 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 6,
84		-	3 present, not voting.
85		-	______________________________
86		-	Chief Clerk of the House
87		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1078 was passed by the Senate, with
88		-	amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays
89		-	2.
90		-	______________________________
91		-	Secretary of the Senate
92		-	APPROVED: __________________
93		-	Date
94		-	__________________
95		-	Governor
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