Bill Text: TX HB737 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed

Texas House Bill 737 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for classroom teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing a fee.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-14 - Referred to Transportation [HB737 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB737-Engrossed.html

	86R21096 AAF-F

	By: Cortez, Ramos	H.B. No. 737



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for classroom
	teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing a fee.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
	is amended by adding Sections 504.517 and 504.518 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 504.517. CLASSROOM TEACHERS. (a) In this section,
	"classroom teacher" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.001,
	Education Code.
	(b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for
	classroom teachers with at least 15 years of service teaching
	public school students. The license plates must include the words
	"Texas Teacher" and depict a Texas public education logo. The
	department shall design the license plates in consultation with the
	Texas Education Agency.
	(c) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $10.
	(d) A person issued specialty license plates under this
	section shall be issued one set of the license plates without
	payment of the registration fee required under Chapter 502.
	Sec. 504.518. RETIRED CLASSROOM TEACHERS. (a) In this
	section, "retired classroom teacher" means a person who:
	(1) was formerly employed as a classroom teacher, as
	that term is defined by Section 5.001, Education Code; and
	(2) is a retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of
	Texas.
	(b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for
	retired classroom teachers with at least 20 years of service
	teaching public school students. The license plates must include
	the words "Retired Texas Teacher" and depict a Texas public
	education logo. The department shall design the license plates in
	consultation with the Texas Education Agency.
	(c) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $5.
	(d) A person issued specialty license plates under this
	section shall be issued one set of the license plates without
	payment of the registration fee required under Chapter 502.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.