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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 the issuance of specialty license plates for classroom |
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| 8 | 8 | | teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing a fee. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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| 11 | 11 | | is amended by adding Sections 504.517 and 504.518 to read as |
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| 12 | 12 | | follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 504.517. CLASSROOM TEACHERS. (a) In this section, |
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| 14 | 14 | | "classroom teacher" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.001, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Education Code. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for |
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| 17 | 17 | | classroom teachers with at least 15 years of service teaching |
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| 18 | 18 | | public school students. The license plates must include the words |
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| 19 | 19 | | "Texas Teacher" and depict a Texas public education logo. The |
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| 20 | 20 | | department shall design the license plates in consultation with the |
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| 21 | 21 | | Texas Education Agency. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $10. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Sec. 504.518. RETIRED CLASSROOM TEACHERS. (a) In this |
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| 24 | 24 | | section, "retired classroom teacher" means a person who: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) was formerly employed as a classroom teacher, as |
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| 26 | 26 | | that term is defined by Section 5.001, Education Code; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) is a retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of |
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| 28 | 28 | | Texas. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for |
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| 30 | 30 | | retired classroom teachers with at least 20 years of service |
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| 31 | 31 | | teaching public school students. The license plates must include |
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| 32 | 32 | | the words "Retired Texas Teacher" and depict a Texas public |
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| 33 | 33 | | education logo. The department shall design the license plates in |
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| 34 | 34 | | consultation with the Texas Education Agency. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (c) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $5. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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