Bill Text: TX HB827 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and certain counties for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license and other identification certificate services; authorizing a fee.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-3)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-07 - Referred to Transportation [HB827 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB827-Engrossed.html
| By: King of Hemphill, Clardy, Larson, | H.B. No. 827 | |
| Raymond, Ritter, et al. | ||
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| relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety | ||
| and certain counties for the provision of renewal and duplicate | ||
| driver's license and other identification certificate services; | ||
| authorizing a fee. | ||
| 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 the commissioners court of a county with a | ||
| population of 50,000 or less to permit county employees to provide | ||
| services at a county office relating to the issuance of renewal and | ||
| duplicate driver's licenses, election identification certificates, | ||
| and personal identification certificates, including: | ||
| (1) taking photographs; | ||
| (2) updating a driver's license, election | ||
| identification certificate, or personal identification certificate | ||
| to change a name, address, or photograph; | ||
| (3) distributing and collecting information relating | ||
| to donations under Section 521.401; | ||
| (4) collecting fees; and | ||
| (5) performing other basic ministerial functions and | ||
| tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, | ||
| election identification certificates, and personal identification | ||
| certificates. | ||
| (b) A participating county 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. | ||
| (c) A county office that provides written consent to the | ||
| commissioners court may provide services under an agreement | ||
| described by this section. | ||
| (d) The department shall provide all equipment necessary to | ||
| perform the services described by Subsection (a), including network | ||
| connectivity. | ||
| (e) The department shall adopt rules to administer this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 521.428 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 521.428. COUNTY SERVICES FEE. (a) A county that | ||
| provides services under an agreement described by Section 521.008 | ||
| may collect an additional fee of $5 | ||
| for each transaction provided | ||
| that relates to driver's license and personal identification | ||
| certificate services only. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding Sections 521.425 and 521.427, the | ||
| county may retain money collected under this section to cover the | ||
| costs of providing services described by Subsection (a). | ||
| SECTION 3. 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. | ||
