TITLE: Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and a county, municipality, or private vendor for the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification certificate services; increasing a fee.

SUMMARY: Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and a county, municipality, or private vendor for the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification certificate services; increasing a fee.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and a county, municipality, or private vendor for the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification certificate services; increasing a fee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 521.009(a), (a-1), and (c), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The department may establish a program for the provision of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election identification certificate, and personal identification certificate services by [in] counties,[and] municipalities,and private vendors that enter into an agreement with the department under Subsection (a-1). (a-1) Under the program, the department may enter into an agreement with the commissioners court of a county,[or] the governing body of a municipality,or a private vendor to permit county,[or] municipal,or vendor employees to provide services at a county or municipal office or at a location determined by the vendor 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 photograph; (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. (c) A participating county,[or] municipality,or private vendor 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. SECTION 2. Section 521.428, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 521.428. COUNTY,[OR] MUNICIPAL,OR PRIVATE VENDOR FEE. A county,[or] municipality,or private vendor that provides services under an agreement described by Section 521.009 may collect an additional fee of up to $10 [$5] for each transaction provided that relates to driver's license and personal identification certificate services only. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.