86R8512 TSS-D
By: Ramos H.B. No. 1993
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an exemption for teachers and retired teachers from the
payment of a fee for registration of a motor vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.458 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.458. TEACHER AND RETIRED TEACHER EXEMPTION. (a)
In this section, "teacher" means a principal, supervisor, classroom
teacher, school counselor, or other full-time professional
employee who is required to hold a certificate issued under
Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code.
(b) A vehicle may be registered without payment if the
vehicle is owned or leased by a person who is a teacher or a retired
teacher.
(c) An application for registration under Subsection (b)
must be accompanied by proof of the applicant's entitlement to the
exemption. The department shall adopt rules relating to the proof
of entitlement to the exemption, which may include, for retired
teachers, statements or other communications issued by the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas that evidence payment of an annuity from
the system.
SECTION 2. Section 502.458, Transportation Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to an application submitted on or after
the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.