TITLE: Relating to the waiver of state park, museum, and other state-operated facility entrance fees for persons with certain disabilities.

SUMMARY: Relating to the waiver of state park, museum, and other state-operated facility entrance fees for persons with certain disabilities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the waiver of state park, museum, and other state-operated facility entrance fees for persons with certain disabilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 442.033 to read as follows: Sec. 442.033. FEES WAIVED FOR PERSONS WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES. (a) The commission shall waive the individual entrance fees or any vehicle entrance fee to museums and other facilities under the control of the commission for a person with a physical, mental, intellectual, or developmental disability and a paid personal attendant present to assist that person. (b) The commission, in consultation with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall by rule establish eligibility requirements and procedures to implement this section. SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended by adding Section 13.023 to read as follows: Sec. 13.023. FEES WAIVED FOR PERSONS WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES. (a) The department shall waive the individual entrance fees or any vehicle entrance fee to state parks, recreational areas, and other facilities under the control of the department for a person with a physical, mental, intellectual, or developmental disability and a paid personal attendant present to assist that person. (b) The commission, in consultation with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall by rule establish eligibility requirements and procedures to implement this section. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.