By: Blanco S.B. No. 2138
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to parking fees charged by public institutions of higher
education to persons with disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 681.007, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
PARKING PRIVILEGES: VEHICLES DISPLAYING INTERNATIONAL
SYMBOL OF ACCESS.
(a) A vehicle may be parked and is exempt from the payment of
a fee or penalty in the same manner as a vehicle that has displayed
on the vehicle special license plates issued under Section 504.201
or a disabled parking placard as provided by Section 681.006 if
there is displayed on the vehicle a license plate or placard that:
(1) bears the international symbol of access; and
(2) is issued by a state or by a state or province of a
foreign country to the owner or operator of the vehicle for the
transportation of a person with a disability.
(a-1) A vehicle described by Subsection (a) may be parked
for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is
designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities on
the property of an institution of higher education, as defined by
Section 61.003, Education Code, regardless of whether a permit is
generally required for the use of the space or area. An institution
of higher education may require a vehicle described by Subsection
(a) to display a parking permit issued by the institution
specifically for the purpose of implementing this subsection, but
may not charge a fee for the permit. This subsection does not
entitle a person to park a vehicle described by Subsection (a) in a
parking space or area that has not been designated specifically for
persons with physical disabilities on the property of the
institution if the vehicle has not been granted or assigned a
parking permit required by the institution.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.