TITLE: Relating to voluntary contributions to the evidence testing grant program made when applying for a corrected or duplicate driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate.

SUMMARY: Relating to voluntary contributions to the evidence testing grant program made when applying for a corrected or duplicate driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to voluntary contributions to the evidence testing grant program made when applying for a corrected or duplicate driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 521.012(a) and (b), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) When a person applies for an original,[or] renewal,corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate under this chapter, the person may contribute $1 or more to the evidence testing grant program established under Section 772.00715, Government Code. (b) The department shall: (1) include space on the first page of each application for an original,[or] renewal,corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate that allows a person applying for an original,[or] renewal,corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the grant program; and (2) provide an opportunity for the person to contribute to the grant program during the application process for an original,[or] renewal,corrected, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate on the department's Internet website. SECTION 2. Sections 522.0295(a) and (b), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) When a person applies for an original,[or] renewal,corrected, or duplicate commercial driver's license under this chapter, the person may contribute $1 or more to the evidence testing grant program established under Section 772.00715, Government Code. (b) The department shall: (1) include space on the first page of each application for an original,[or] renewal,corrected, or duplicate commercial driver's license that allows a person applying for an original,[or] renewal,corrected, or duplicate commercial driver's license to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the grant program; and (2) provide an opportunity for the person to contribute to the grant program during the application process for an original,[or] renewal,corrected, or duplicate commercial driver's license on the department's Internet website. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a person who applies for a corrected or duplicate driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate on or after January 1, 2020. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.