Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB991 Compare Versions

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1	1	87R11314 TYPED
2	2	By: Paxton S.B. No. 991
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to certain vendors entering into agreements with the
8	8	Department of Public Safety for the issuance of renewal and
9	9	duplicate driver's licenses and other identification certificate
10	10	services, including voter registration services.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 20.001, Election Code, is amended by
13	13	adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
14	14	(b-1) Each vendor that provides services under an agreement
15	15	described by Section 521.009, Transportation Code, is designated as
16	16	a voter registration agency.
17	17	SECTION 2. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 20,
18	18	Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
19	19	SUBCHAPTER C. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND VENDORS
20	20	SECTION 3. Section 20.061, Election Code, is amended to
21	21	read as follows:
22	22	Sec. 20.061. APPLICABILITY [OF OTHER PROVISIONS]. (a) The
23	23	other provisions of this chapter apply to the Department of Public
24	24	Safety and vendors described by Section 20.001(b-1) except
25	25	provisions that conflict with this subchapter.
26	26	(b) The provisions of this subchapter apply to vendors
27	27	described by Section 20.001(b-1) in the same manner as those
28	28	provisions apply to the Department of Public Safety.
29	29	SECTION 4. Section 521.009, Transportation Code, is amended
30	30	by amending Subsections (a), (a-1), and (c) and adding Subsections
31	31	(e-1), (e-2), and (g) to read as follows:
32	32	(a) The department may establish a program for the provision
33	33	of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election identification
34	34	certificate, and personal identification certificate services by
35	35	[in] counties, [and] municipalities, and private vendors that enter
36	36	into an agreement with the department under Subsection (a-1).
37	37	(a-1) Under the program, the department may enter into an
38	38	agreement with the commissioners court of a county, [or] the
39	39	governing body of a municipality, or a private vendor, to permit
40	40	county, [or] municipal, or vendor employees to provide services at
41	41	a county or municipal office or at a location determined by the
42	42	vendor relating to the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's
43	43	licenses, election identification certificates, and personal
44	44	identification certificates, including:
45	45	(1) taking photographs;
46	46	(2) administering vision tests;
47	47	(3) updating a driver's license, election
48	48	identification certificate, or personal identification certificate
49	49	to change a name, address, or photograph;
50	50	(4) distributing and collecting information relating
51	51	to donations under Section 521.401;
52	52	(5) collecting fees; and
53	53	(6) performing other basic ministerial functions and
54	54	tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses,
55	55	election identification certificates, and personal identification
56	56	certificates.
57	57	(c) A participating county, [or] municipality, or vendor
58	58	must remit to the department for deposit as required by this chapter
59	59	fees collected for the issuance of a renewal or duplicate driver's
60	60	license or personal identification certificate.
61	61	(e-1) An agreement under Subsection (a-1) with a vendor must
62	62	require the vendor to:
63	63	(1) comply with training requirements developed by the
64	64	department under Subsection (e-2);
65	65	(2) agree to serve as a voter registration agency in a
66	66	manner that ensures compliance with federal law; and
67	67	(3) comply with the same privacy and information
68	68	security standards required of the department.
69	69	(e-2) The department shall develop training requirements
70	70	for a vendor relating to the services provided by the vendor under
71	71	this section.
72	72	(g) The department may perform periodic audits of a vendor
73	73	that has entered into an agreement with the department under
74	74	Subsection (a-1) to ensure compliance with this section, the
75	75	agreement entered into under this section, and any rules adopted by
76	76	the department under this section.
77	77	SECTION 5. Section 521.428, Transportation Code, is amended
78	78	to read as follows:
79	79	Sec. 521.428. COUNTY, [OR] MUNICIPAL, OR PRIVATE VENDOR
80	80	FEE. (a) A county, [or] municipality, or private vendor that
81	81	provides services under an agreement described by Section 521.009
82	82	may collect an additional fee of up to $10 [$5] for each transaction
83	83	provided that relates to driver's license and personal
84	84	identification certificate services only.
85	85	(b) No portion of a fee authorized under this section may be
86	86	charged for performing a function in connection with voter
87	87	registration.
88	88	SECTION 6. As soon as practicable after the effective date
89	89	of this Act, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas
90	90	shall adopt rules as necessary to implement Section 521.009,
91	91	Transportation Code, as amended by this Act.
92	92	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.