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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a driver's license by an entity other |
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than the Department of Public Safety. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.165, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The director may certify and set standards for the |
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certification of certain employers, government agencies, and other |
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appropriate organizations to allow those persons to train and test |
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for the ability to operate the [certain] types of vehicles a holder |
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of a Class C driver's license is authorized to operate. |
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(f) An entity described by Subsection (a) may not issue a |
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driver's license under Section 521.181 to a person who has not |
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completed and passed the training and testing conducted by the |
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entity under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.181, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 521.181. ISSUANCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a) On payment |
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of the required fee, the department shall issue to each qualifying |
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applicant a driver's license of the class for which the applicant |
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has applied. |
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(b) The department may authorize an entity described by |
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Section 521.165 to issue a driver's license to a qualifying |
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applicant if the qualifying applicant holds a learner license |
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issued by the department under Section 521.222. The department |
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shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |