TITLE: Relating to the participation by qualified persons in the Department of Public Safety's driver record monitoring pilot program.

SUMMARY: Relating to the participation by qualified persons in the Department of Public Safety's driver record monitoring pilot program.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the participation by qualified persons in the Department of Public Safety's driver record monitoring pilot program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 521.062, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (j) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows: (b) Under the pilot program, the department shall: (1) [may] enter into a contract with any [a] person qualified to provide driver record monitoring services, as described by Subsection (c);[] and (2) provide certain information from the department's driver's license records to the person as provided by this section. (b-1) A person is qualified to provide driver record monitoring services [] if the person: (1) has submitted an application to the department; (2) [(1)] is an employer, an insurer, an insurance support organization, an employer support organization, or an entity that self-insures its motor vehicles; and (3) [(2)] is eligible to receive the information under Chapter 730. (b-2) The department may not limit the number of qualified persons participating in the pilot program. (j) The department shall accept and consider applications [may establish a reasonable deadline by which a person must apply] to enter into a contract with the department under this section until the conclusion of the term of the pilot program [and may not enter into a contract with a person who fails to apply before that deadline].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.