| 1 | 1 | | 86R8511 MP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Ramos H.B. No. 1724 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to an exemption for teachers from the payment of a fee for |
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| 8 | 8 | | the issuance of a driver's license or personal identification |
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| 9 | 9 | | certificate. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, |
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| 12 | 12 | | is amended by adding Section 521.4265 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 521.4265. TEACHER EXEMPTION. (a) In this section, |
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| 14 | 14 | | "teacher" means a principal, supervisor, classroom teacher, school |
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| 15 | 15 | | counselor, or other full-time professional employee who is required |
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| 16 | 16 | | to hold a certificate issued under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Education Code. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) An applicant who is, at the time of application, a |
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| 19 | 19 | | teacher or a retired teacher is exempt from the payment of fees |
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| 20 | 20 | | under this chapter for the issuance of a driver's license or |
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| 21 | 21 | | personal identification certificate. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) The department shall require an applicant requesting an |
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| 23 | 23 | | exemption under this section to provide proof of the applicant's |
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| 24 | 24 | | entitlement to the exemption. The department shall adopt rules |
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| 25 | 25 | | relating to the proof of entitlement to the exemption, which may |
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| 26 | 26 | | include, for retired teachers, statements or other communications |
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| 27 | 27 | | issued by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas that evidence |
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| 28 | 28 | | payment of an annuity from the system. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. Section 521.4265, Transportation Code, as added |
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| 30 | 30 | | by this Act, applies only to a driver's license or personal |
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| 31 | 31 | | identification certificate for which an application is submitted on |
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| 32 | 32 | | or after the effective date of this Act. A driver's license or |
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| 33 | 33 | | personal identification certificate for which an application was |
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| 34 | 34 | | submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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| 35 | 35 | | law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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| 36 | 36 | | the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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