Bill Text: TX HB2008 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and a county clerk or county assessor-collector for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license and other identification certificate services.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-30 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB2008 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2008-Introduced.html
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| By: Taylor | H.B. No. 2008 | |
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| relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety | ||
| and a county clerk or county assessor-collector for the provision | ||
| of renewal and duplicate driver's license and other identification | ||
| certificate services. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 521.008 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 521.008. AGREEMENT REGARDING THE PROVISION OF RENEWAL | ||
| AND DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION | ||
| CERTIFICATE SERVICES. (a) The department may enter into an | ||
| agreement with a county clerk or county assessor-collector to train | ||
| county clerk or county assessor-collector employees, as | ||
| applicable, to provide services at county offices relating to the | ||
| issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, election | ||
| identification certificates, and personal identification | ||
| certificates, including: | ||
| (1) taking photographs; | ||
| (2) administering vision tests; | ||
| (3) updating a driver's license, election | ||
| identification certificate, or personal identification certificate | ||
| to change a name, address, or photo; | ||
| (4) distributing and collecting information relating | ||
| to donations under Section 521.401; | ||
| (5) collecting fees; and | ||
| (6) performing other basic ministerial functions and | ||
| tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, | ||
| election identification certificates, and personal identification | ||
| certificates. | ||
| (b) An agreement under Subsection (a) may not include | ||
| training to administer an examination for driver's license | ||
| applicants under Subchapter H. | ||
| (c) A participating county clerk or county | ||
| assessor-collector must remit to the department for deposit as | ||
| required by this chapter fees collected for the issuance of a | ||
| renewal or duplicate driver's license or personal identification | ||
| certificate. | ||
| (d) The department shall adopt rules to administer this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
