87R4841 CXP-D
 
  By: Paxton S.B. No. 1771
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the assumption by the office of the secretary of state
  of the powers and duties relating to driver's licenses, personal
  identification certificates, and other related programs, powers,
  and duties and to the provision of some of those services by certain
  vendors; authorizing a fee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 192.005, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 192.005.  RECORD OF ACCIDENT OR VIOLATION. If a person
  operating a railroad locomotive or train is involved in an accident
  with another train or a motor vehicle or is arrested for violation
  of a law relating to the person's operation of a railroad locomotive
  or train:
               (1)  the number of or other identifying information on
  the person's driver's license or commercial driver's license may not
  be included in any report of the accident or violation; and
               (2)  the person's involvement in the accident or
  violation may not be recorded in the person's individual driving
  record maintained by the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety].
         SECTION 2.  Section 201.806(b), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The department shall provide electronic access to the
  system containing the accident reports so that the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] can perform
  its duties, including the duty to make timely entries on driver
  records.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 502.357(b), (c), and (d),
  Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to
  the credit of the state highway fund except that the comptroller
  shall provide for a portion of the fees to be deposited first to the
  credit of a special fund in the state treasury outside the general
  revenue fund to be known as the TexasSure Fund in a total amount
  that is necessary to cover the total amount appropriated to the
  Texas Department of Insurance from that fund and for the remaining
  fees to be deposited to the state highway fund. Subject to
  appropriations, the money deposited to the credit of the state
  highway fund under this section may be used by the office of the
  secretary of state [Department of Public Safety] to:
               (1)  support the office of the secretary of state's
  [Department of Public Safety's] reengineering of the driver's
  license system to provide for the issuance by the office of the
  secretary of state [Department of Public Safety] of a driver's
  license or personal identification certificate, to include use of
  image comparison technology; and
               (2)  make lease payments to the master lease purchase
  program for the financing of the driver's license reengineering
  project.
         (c)  Subject to appropriation, fees collected under this
  section may be used by the office of the secretary of state
  [Department of Public Safety], the Texas Department of Insurance,
  the Department of Information Resources, and the department to
  carry out Subchapter N, Chapter 601.
         (d)  The office of the secretary of state [Department of
  Public Safety], the Texas Department of Insurance, the Department
  of Information Resources, and the department shall jointly adopt
  rules and develop forms necessary to administer this section.
         SECTION 4.  Sections 521.001(a)(1-a) and (2),
  Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
               (1-a)  "Department" means the office [Department] of
  the secretary of state [Public Safety].
               (2)  "Director" means the secretary of state [public
  safety director].
         SECTION 5.  Section 521.009, Transportation Code, is amended
  by amending Subsections (a), (a-1), (b), and (c) and adding
  Subsections (a-2), (e-1), (e-2), and (g) to read as follows:
         (a)  The department may establish a program for the provision
  of renewal and duplicate driver's license, election identification
  certificate, and personal identification certificate services by
  [in] counties, [and] municipalities, and vendors that enter into an
  agreement with the department under Subsection (a-1).
         (a-1)  Under the program, the department may enter into an
  agreement with the commissioners court of a county, [or] the
  governing body of a municipality, or a vendor, subject to
  Subsection (a-2), to permit county, [or] municipal, or vendor
  employees to provide services at a county or municipal office or at
  a location determined by the vendor relating to the issuance of
  renewal and duplicate driver's licenses, election identification
  certificates, and personal identification certificates, including:
               (1)  taking photographs;
               (2)  administering vision tests;
               (3)  updating a driver's license, election
  identification certificate, or personal identification certificate
  to change a name, address, or photograph;
               (4)  distributing and collecting information relating
  to donations under Section 521.401;
               (5)  collecting fees; and
               (6)  performing other basic ministerial functions and
  tasks necessary to issue renewal and duplicate driver's licenses,
  election identification certificates, and personal identification
  certificates.
         (a-2)  The department may enter into an agreement with a
  vendor under Subsection (a-1) only if the vendor:
               (1)  is a driver education school authorized under
  Section 521.165(e) to administer the examination required by
  Section 521.161(b)(2); or
               (2)  otherwise performs customer service functions for
  the public.
         (b)  An agreement under Subsection (a-1) may not include the
  administration of [training to administer] an examination for
  driver's license applicants under Subchapter H unless the agreement
  is with a driver education school described by Subsection (a-2)(1).
         (c)  A participating county, [or] municipality, or vendor
  must remit to the department for deposit as required by this chapter
  fees collected for the issuance of a renewal or duplicate driver's
  license or personal identification certificate.
         (e-1)  An agreement under Subsection (a-1) with a vendor must
  require the vendor to:
               (1)  comply with training requirements developed by the
  department under Subsection (e-2);
               (2)  agree to serve as a voter registration agency in a
  manner that ensures compliance with federal law; and
               (3)  comply with the same privacy and information
  security standards required of the department, including standards
  required under:
                     (A)  this chapter;
                     (B)  Chapter 2054, Government Code;
                     (C)  Chapter 2059, Government Code; or
                     (D)  other law.
         (e-2)  The department shall develop training requirements
  for a vendor relating to the services provided by the vendor under
  this section.
         (g)  The department may perform periodic audits of a vendor
  that has entered into an agreement with the department under
  Subsection (a-1) to ensure compliance with this section, the
  agreement entered into under this section, and any rules adopted by
  the department under this section.
         SECTION 6.  Section 521.044(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Information provided on a driver's license or personal
  identification certificate application that relates to the
  applicant's social security number may be used only by the
  department or disclosed only to:
               (1)  the child support enforcement division of the
  attorney general's office;
               (2)  another state entity responsible for enforcing the
  payment of child support;
               (3)  the United States Selective Service System as
  provided by Section 521.147;
               (4)  the unclaimed property division of the
  comptroller's office;
               (5)  the Health and Human Services Commission; or
               (6)  [the secretary of state for the purposes of voter
  registration or the administration of elections; or
               [(7)]  an agency of another state responsible for
  issuing driver's licenses or identification documents.
         SECTION 7.  Section 521.044(c)(1), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (1)  On the request of a state entity responsible for
  investigating or enforcing the payment of child support [or the
  secretary of state], the department shall disclose information
  regarding an applicant's social security number.
         SECTION 8.  Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 521.064 to read as follows:
         Sec. 521.064.  REPRODUCTION OF RECORDS. (a) Except as
  provided by Subsection (b), the department may photograph,
  microphotograph, or film any record in connection with the issuance
  of a driver's license or commercial driver's license.
         (b)  An original fingerprint card may not be photographed or
  filmed to dispose of the original record.
         (c)  The department may create original records in
  micrographic form on media, such as computer output microfilm.
         (d)  A photograph, microphotograph, or film of a record
  reproduced under Subsection (a) is equivalent to the original
  record for all purposes, including introduction as evidence in all
  courts and administrative agency proceedings. A certified or
  authenticated copy of such a photograph, microphotograph, or film
  is admissible as evidence equally with the original photograph,
  microphotograph, or film.
         (e)  The director or an authorized representative may
  certify the authenticity of a photograph, microphotograph, or film
  of a record reproduced under this section and shall charge a fee for
  the certified photograph, microphotograph, or film as provided by
  law.
         (f)  Certified records shall be furnished to any person who
  is authorized by law to receive them.
         SECTION 9.  Section 521.103, Transportation Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  The Department of Public Safety may access any
  photograph of a person described by Subsection (a) that is made
  available to the department through the process of issuing a
  personal identification certificate under this section, including
  a renewal, duplicate, or corrected certificate, for use by the
  Department of Public Safety for purposes of Article 62.005(c), Code
  of Criminal Procedure.
         SECTION 10.  Section 521.247, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 521.247.  APPROVAL OF IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES BY
  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) The Department of Public Safety
  [department] shall adopt rules for the approval of ignition
  interlock devices used under this subchapter.
         (b)  The Department of Public Safety [department] by rule
  shall establish general standards for the calibration and
  maintenance of the devices. The manufacturer or an authorized
  representative of the manufacturer is responsible for calibrating
  and maintaining the device.
         (c)  If the Department of Public Safety [department]
  approves a device, the Department of Public Safety [department]
  shall notify the manufacturer of that approval in writing. Written
  notice from the Department of Public Safety [department] to a
  manufacturer is admissible in a civil or criminal proceeding in
  this state. The manufacturer shall reimburse the Department of
  Public Safety [department] for any cost incurred by the Department
  of Public Safety [department] in approving the device.
         (d)  The Department of Public Safety [department] is not
  liable in a civil or criminal proceeding that arises from the use of
  an approved device.
         SECTION 11.  Section 521.2475, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 521.2475.  IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE EVALUATION. (a)
  On January 1 of each year, the Department of Public Safety
  [department] shall issue an evaluation of each ignition interlock
  device approved under Section 521.247 using guidelines established
  by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including:
               (1)  whether the device provides accurate detection of
  alveolar air;
               (2)  the moving retest abilities of the device;
               (3)  the use of tamper-proof blood alcohol content
  level software by the device;
               (4)  the anticircumvention design of the device;
               (5)  the recalibration requirements of the device; and
               (6)  the breath action required by the operator.
         (b)  The Department of Public Safety [department] shall
  assess the cost of preparing the evaluation equally against each
  manufacturer of an approved device.
         SECTION 12.  Sections 521.2476(a), (b), (c), and (d),
  Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The Department of Public Safety [department] by rule
  shall establish:
               (1)  minimum standards for vendors of ignition
  interlock devices who conduct business in this state; and
               (2)  procedures to ensure compliance with those
  standards, including procedures for the inspection of a vendor's
  facilities.
         (b)  The minimum standards shall require each vendor to:
               (1)  be authorized by the Department of Public Safety
  [department] to do business in this state;
               (2)  install a device only if the device is approved
  under Section 521.247;
               (3)  obtain liability insurance providing coverage for
  damages arising out of the operation or use of devices in amounts
  and under the terms specified by the Department of Public Safety
  [department];
               (4)  install the device and activate any
  anticircumvention feature of the device within a reasonable time
  after the vendor receives notice that installation is ordered by a
  court;
               (5)  install and inspect the device in accordance with
  any applicable court order;
               (6)  repair or replace a device not later than 48 hours
  after receiving notice of a complaint regarding the operation of
  the device;
               (7)  submit a written report of any violation of a court
  order to that court and to the person's supervising officer, if any,
  not later than 48 hours after the vendor discovers the violation;
               (8)  maintain a record of each action taken by the
  vendor with respect to each device installed by the vendor,
  including each action taken as a result of an attempt to circumvent
  the device, until at least the fifth anniversary after the date of
  installation;
               (9)  make a copy of the record available for inspection
  by or send a copy of the record to any court, supervising officer,
  or the Department of Public Safety [department] on request; and
               (10)  annually provide to the Department of Public
  Safety [department] a written report of each service and ignition
  interlock device feature made available by the vendor.
         (c)  The Department of Public Safety [department] may revoke
  its [the department's] authorization for a vendor to do business in
  this state if the vendor or an officer or employee of the vendor
  violates:
               (1)  any law of this state that applies to the vendor;
  or
               (2)  any rule adopted by the Department of Public
  Safety [department] under this section or another law that applies
  to the vendor.
         (d)  A vendor shall reimburse the Department of Public Safety
  [department] for the reasonable cost of conducting each inspection
  of the vendor's facilities under this section.
         SECTION 13.  Section 521.272, Transportation Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  The Department of Public Safety may access any
  photograph of a person described by Subsection (a) that is made
  available to the department through the process of issuing a
  driver's license under this section, including a renewal,
  duplicate, or corrected license, for use by the Department of
  Public Safety for purposes of Article 62.005(c), Code of Criminal
  Procedure.
         SECTION 14.  Section 521.428, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 521.428.  COUNTY, [OR] MUNICIPAL, OR VENDOR FEE.  (a) A
  county, [or] municipality, or vendor that provides services under
  an agreement described by Section 521.009 may collect an additional
  fee of up to $5 for each transaction provided that relates to
  driver's license and personal identification certificate services
  only.
         (b)  No portion of a fee authorized under this section may be
  charged for performing a function in connection with voter
  registration.
         SECTION 15.  Sections 521A.001(a), (b), (e), (f), (g), and
  (h), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The office of the secretary of state [department] shall
  issue an election identification certificate to a person who states
  that the person is obtaining the certificate for the purpose of
  satisfying Section 63.001(b), Election Code, and does not have
  another form of identification described by Section 63.0101(a),
  Election Code, and:
               (1)  who is a registered voter in this state and
  presents a valid voter registration certificate; or
               (2)  who is eligible for registration under Section
  13.001, Election Code, and submits a registration application to
  the department.
         (b)  The office of the secretary of state [department] may
  not collect a fee for an election identification certificate or a
  duplicate election identification certificate issued under this
  section.
         (e)  An election identification certificate must be similar
  in form to, but distinguishable in color from, a driver's license
  and a personal identification certificate.  [The department may
  cooperate with the secretary of state in developing the form and
  appearance of an election identification certificate.]
         (f)  The office of the secretary of state [department] may
  require each applicant for an original or renewal election
  identification certificate to furnish to the office [department]
  the information required by Section 521.142.
         (g)  The office of the secretary of state [department] may
  cancel and require surrender of an election identification
  certificate after determining that the holder was not entitled to
  the certificate or gave incorrect or incomplete information in the
  application for the certificate.
         (h)  A certificate expires on a date specified by the office
  of the secretary of state [department], except that a certificate
  issued to a person 70 years of age or older does not expire.
         SECTION 16.  Section 522.003(8), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (8)  "Department" means the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety].
         SECTION 17.  Section 522.007, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 522.007.  EXEMPTION FOR NEIGHBORING STATES. (a) The
  secretary of state [public safety director] shall enter
  negotiations with an appropriate person or entity of a state
  bordering this state for the purpose of applying the exemption
  contained in Section 522.004(a)(1) to residents of that state.
         (b)  The secretary of state [public safety director] may
  enter an agreement to apply the exemption contained in Section
  522.004(a)(1) to residents of a bordering state only if that state
  extends a similar exemption to residents of this state.
         SECTION 18.  Section 522.152(d), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The organization shall submit an annual report to the
  secretary [director] of state [the department] that includes the
  total dollar amount of contributions received by the organization
  under this section.
         SECTION 19.  Sections 523.003(2) and (5), Transportation
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
               (2)  "Executive director" means the secretary
  [director] of state [the Department of Public Safety] or the
  equivalent officer of another state.
               (5)  "Licensing authority" means the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] or the
  equivalent agency of another state.
         SECTION 20.  Sections 524.001(8) and (9), Transportation
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
               (8)  "Department" means the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety].
               (9)  "Director" means the secretary [public safety
  director] of state [the department].
         SECTION 21.  Section 525.001(b), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] shall include motorcycle and bicycle awareness
  information in [any edition of] the Texas driver's handbook
  [published after the department exhausts the supply of the handbook
  that the department had on September 1, 1993].
         SECTION 22.  Section 542.304(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department by rule shall designate the offenses
  involving the operation of a motor vehicle that constitute a moving
  violation of the traffic law for the purposes of:
               (1)  [Article 102.022(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
               [(2)]  Section 1001.112(a-2), Education Code;
               (2) [(3)]  Section 411.110(f), Government Code; and
               (3) [(4)]  Sections 773.0614(b) and 773.06141(a),
  Health and Safety Code.
         SECTION 23.  Section 543.112(b), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The uniform certificate of course completion must
  include an identifying number by which the Texas Department of
  Licensing and Regulation, the court, [or] the department, or the
  office of the secretary of state may verify its authenticity with
  the course provider and must be in a form adopted by the Texas
  Department of Licensing and Regulation.
         SECTION 24.  Section 601.002(1), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (1)  "Department" means the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety].
         SECTION 25.  Subchapter A, Chapter 601, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 601.010 to read as follows:
         Sec. 601.010.  ACCESS TO RECORDS BY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
  SAFETY. The Department of Public Safety may access the
  department's records relating to the suspension of a driver's
  license and vehicle registration under this chapter.
         SECTION 26.  Section 601.233(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A citation for an offense under Section 601.191 issued
  as a result of Section 601.053 must include, in type larger than
  other type on the citation, the following statement:
  "A second or subsequent conviction of an offense under the Texas
  Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act will result in the
  suspension of your driver's license and motor vehicle registration
  unless you file and maintain evidence of financial responsibility
  with the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public
  Safety] for two years from the date of conviction. The office
  [department] may waive the requirement to file evidence of
  financial responsibility if you file satisfactory evidence with the
  office [department] showing that at the time this citation was
  issued, the vehicle was covered by a motor vehicle liability
  insurance policy or that you were otherwise exempt from the
  requirements to provide evidence of financial responsibility."
         SECTION 27.  Sections 643.253(g) and (h), Transportation
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (g)  As soon as practicable after the date a person is
  convicted of an offense under Subsection (b), the convicting court
  shall notify the office of the secretary of state [Department of
  Public Safety] of the conviction.  The notice must be in a form
  prescribed by the office of the secretary of state [Department of
  Public Safety] and must contain the person's driver's license
  number.
         (h)  A conviction under Subsection (b) shall be recorded in
  the person's driving record maintained by the office of the
  secretary of state [Department of Public Safety].
         SECTION 28.  Section 662.011(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Of each fee collected under Sections 521.421(b) and (g)
  and Sections 522.029(f) and (g), the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] shall send $5 to the comptroller
  for deposit to the credit of the motorcycle education fund account.
         SECTION 29.  Section 703.001(2), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (2)  "Department" and "licensing authority" mean the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety].
         SECTION 30.  Section 706.001(2), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (2)  "Department" means the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety].
         SECTION 31.  Section 706.008(c), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  Except for an action based on a citation issued by a
  peace officer employed by the Department of Public Safety
  [department], the vendor may not be compensated with state money.
         SECTION 32.  Section 724.001(7), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (7)  "Department" means the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety].
         SECTION 33.  Section 724.016, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 724.016.  BREATH SPECIMEN. (a) A breath specimen taken
  at the request or order of a peace officer must be taken and
  analyzed under rules of the Department of Public Safety
  [department] by an individual possessing a certificate issued by
  the Department of Public Safety [department] certifying that the
  individual is qualified to perform the analysis.
         (b)  The Department of Public Safety [department] may:
               (1)  adopt rules approving satisfactory analytical
  methods; and
               (2)  ascertain the qualifications of an individual to
  perform the analysis.
         (c)  The Department of Public Safety [department] may revoke
  a certificate for cause.
         SECTION 34.  Sections 724.032(a) and (b), Transportation
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  If a person refuses to submit to the taking of a
  specimen, whether expressly or because of an intentional failure of
  the person to give the specimen, the peace officer shall:
               (1)  serve notice of license suspension or denial on
  the person;
               (2)  take possession of any license issued by this
  state and held by the person arrested;
               (3)  issue a temporary driving permit to the person
  unless department records show or the officer otherwise determines
  that the person does not hold a license to operate a motor vehicle
  in this state; and
               (4)  make a written report of the refusal to the
  secretary of state [director of the department].
         (b)  The secretary of state [director] must approve the form
  of the refusal report. The report must:
               (1)  show the grounds for the officer's belief that the
  person had been operating a motor vehicle or watercraft powered
  with an engine having a manufacturer's rating of 50 horsepower or
  above while intoxicated; and
               (2)  contain a copy of:
                     (A)  the refusal statement requested under
  Section 724.031; or
                     (B)  a statement signed by the officer that the
  person refused to:
                           (i)  submit to the taking of the requested
  specimen; and
                           (ii)  sign the requested statement under
  Section 724.031.
         SECTION 35.  Subchapter C, Chapter 724, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 724.0345 to read as follows:
         Sec. 724.0345.  ACCESS TO RECORDS BY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
  SAFETY. The Department of Public Safety may access the
  department's records relating to the suspension or denial of a
  driver's license.
         SECTION 36.  Section 106.03(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A person who sells a minor an alcoholic beverage does
  not commit an offense if the minor falsely represents himself to be
  21 years old or older by displaying an apparently valid proof of
  identification that contains a physical description and photograph
  consistent with the minor's appearance, purports to establish that
  the minor is 21 years of age or older, and was issued by a
  governmental agency.  The proof of identification may include a
  driver's license or identification card issued by the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety], a passport,
  or a military identification card.
         SECTION 37.  Section 106.06(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  A judge, acting under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, who places a defendant charged with an offense under
  this section on community supervision under that chapter shall, if
  the defendant committed the offense at a gathering where
  participants were involved in the abuse of alcohol, including binge
  drinking or forcing or coercing individuals to consume alcohol, in
  addition to any other condition imposed by the judge:
               (1)  require the defendant to:
                     (A)  perform community service for not less than
  20 or more than 40 hours; and
                     (B)  attend an alcohol awareness program approved
  under Section 106.115; and
               (2)  order the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] to suspend the driver's license or permit of
  the defendant or, if the defendant does not have a driver's license
  or permit, to deny the issuance of a driver's license or permit to
  the defendant for 180 days.
         SECTION 38.  Section 106.071(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  In addition to any fine and any order issued under
  Section 106.115:
               (1)  the court shall order a minor placed on deferred
  disposition for or convicted of an offense to which this section
  applies to perform community service for:
                     (A)  not less than eight or more than 12 hours, if
  the minor has not been previously convicted of an offense to which
  this section applies; or
                     (B)  not less than 20 or more than 40 hours, if the
  minor has been previously convicted once of an offense to which this
  section applies; and
               (2)  the court shall order the office [Department] of
  the secretary of state [Public Safety] to suspend the driver's
  license or permit of a minor convicted of an offense to which this
  section applies or, if the minor does not have a driver's license or
  permit, to deny the issuance of a driver's license or permit for:
                     (A)  30 days, if the minor has not been previously
  convicted of an offense to which this section applies;
                     (B)  60 days, if the minor has been previously
  convicted once of an offense to which this section applies; or
                     (C)  180 days, if the minor has been previously
  convicted twice or more of an offense to which this section applies.
         SECTION 39.  Sections 106.115(b-2), (d), and (e), Alcoholic
  Beverage Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b-2)  For purposes of Subsection (b-1), if the defendant is
  enrolled in an institution of higher education located in a county
  in which access to an alcohol awareness program is readily
  available, the court may consider the defendant to be a resident of
  that county. If the defendant is not enrolled in such an
  institution of higher education or if the court does not consider
  the defendant to be a resident of the county in which the
  institution is located, the defendant's residence is the residence
  listed on the defendant's driver's license or personal
  identification certificate issued by the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety]. If the defendant does not have
  a driver's license or personal identification certificate issued by
  the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety],
  the defendant's residence is the residence on the defendant's voter
  registration certificate. If the defendant is not registered to
  vote, the defendant's residence is the residence on file with the
  public school district on which the defendant's enrollment is
  based. If the defendant is not enrolled in public school, the
  defendant's residence is determined as provided by commission rule.
         (d)  If the defendant does not present the required evidence
  within the prescribed period, the court:
               (1)  shall order the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] to:
                     (A)  suspend the defendant's driver's license or
  permit for a period not to exceed six months or, if the defendant
  does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license
  or permit to the defendant for that period; or
                     (B)  if the defendant has been previously
  convicted of an offense under one or more of the sections listed in
  Subsection (a), suspend the defendant's driver's license or permit
  for a period not to exceed one year or, if the defendant does not
  have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a license or
  permit to the defendant for that period; and
               (2)  may order the defendant or the parent, managing
  conservator, or guardian of the defendant to do any act or refrain
  from doing any act if the court determines that doing the act or
  refraining from doing the act will increase the likelihood that the
  defendant will present evidence to the court that the defendant has
  satisfactorily completed an alcohol awareness program or performed
  the required hours of community service.
         (e)  The office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] shall send notice of the suspension or prohibition
  order issued under Subsection (d) by first class mail to the
  defendant. The notice must include the date of the suspension or
  prohibition order, the reason for the suspension or prohibition,
  and the period covered by the suspension or prohibition.
         SECTION 40.  Section 106.15(e), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  A person does not commit an offense under Subsection (a)
  if the person younger than 18 years of age falsely represents the
  person's age to be at least 18 years of age by displaying an
  apparently valid Texas driver's license or an identification card
  issued by the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public
  Safety] containing a physical description consistent with the
  person's appearance.
         SECTION 41.  Section 20.23(b), Business & Commerce Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Information or documentation that identifies a
  protected consumer or a representative of a protected consumer is
  considered sufficient proof of identity for purposes of this
  subchapter, including:
               (1)  a social security number or a copy of the social
  security card issued by the United States Social Security
  Administration;
               (2)  a certified or official copy of a birth
  certificate issued by the entity authorized to issue the birth
  certificate;
               (3)  a copy of a driver's license or identification card
  issued by the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public
  Safety]; or
               (4)  any other government-issued identification.
         SECTION 42.  Article 42.016, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 42.016.  SPECIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION
  REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS. If a person is convicted
  of, receives a grant of deferred adjudication for, or is
  adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct based on a
  violation of an offense for which a conviction or adjudication
  requires registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62, the court
  shall:
               (1)  issue an order requiring the office [Texas
  Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] to include in
  any driver's license record or personal identification certificate
  record maintained by the office [department] for the person an
  indication that the person is subject to the registration
  requirements of Chapter 62;
               (2)  require the person to apply to the office [Texas
  Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] in person for
  an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification
  certificate not later than the 30th day after the date the person is
  released or the date the office [department] sends written notice
  to the person of the requirements of Article 62.060, as applicable,
  and to annually renew the license or certificate;
               (3)  notify the person of the consequence of the
  conviction or order of deferred adjudication as it relates to the
  order issued under this article; and
               (4)  send to the office [Texas Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] a copy of the record of
  conviction, a copy of the order granting deferred adjudication, or
  a copy of the juvenile adjudication, as applicable, and a copy of
  the order issued under this article.
         SECTION 43.  Article 42A.403(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A judge who places on community supervision a defendant
  convicted of an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code,
  shall require as a condition of community supervision that the
  defendant attend and successfully complete, before the 181st day
  after the date community supervision is granted, an educational
  program designed to rehabilitate persons who have driven while
  intoxicated that is jointly approved by:
               (1)  the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
               (2)  the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety];
               (3)  the traffic safety section of the traffic
  operations division of the Texas Department of Transportation; and
               (4)  the community justice assistance division of the
  Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
         SECTION 44.  Article 42A.406, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 42A.406.  EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ON
  DRIVING RECORD AND LICENSE. (a) If a defendant is required as a
  condition of community supervision to attend an educational program
  under Article 42A.403 or 42A.404, or if the court waives the
  educational program requirement under Article 42A.403 or the
  defendant successfully completes equivalent education under
  Article 42A.4045, the court clerk shall immediately report that
  fact to the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public
  Safety], on a form prescribed by the office [department], for
  inclusion in the defendant's driving record. If the court grants an
  extension of time in which the defendant may complete the
  educational program under Article 42A.403, the court clerk shall
  immediately report that fact to the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] on a form prescribed by the
  office [department]. The clerk's report under this subsection must
  include the beginning date of the defendant's community
  supervision.
         (b)  On the defendant's successful completion of an
  educational program under Article 42A.403 or 42A.404, the
  defendant's instructor shall give notice to the office [Department]
  of the secretary of state [Public Safety] for inclusion in the
  defendant's driving record and to the community supervision and
  corrections department. The community supervision and corrections
  department shall forward the notice to the court clerk for filing.
         (c) [(b-1)]  Upon release from a residential treatment
  facility at which the person successfully completed equivalent
  education under Article 42A.4045, at the request of the court
  clerk, the director of the residential treatment facility shall
  give notice to the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] for inclusion in the person's driving record.
         (d) [(c)]  If the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] does not receive notice that a defendant
  required to complete an educational program has successfully
  completed the program within the period required by the judge under
  this subchapter, as shown on office [department] records, the
  office [department], as provided by Sections 521.344(e) and (f),
  Transportation Code, shall:
               (1)  revoke the defendant's driver's license; or
               (2)  prohibit the defendant from obtaining a license.
         (e) [(d)]  The office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] may not reinstate a license revoked under
  Subsection (d) [(c)] as the result of an educational program
  requirement imposed under Article 42A.403 unless the defendant
  whose license was revoked applies to the office [department] for
  reinstatement of the license and pays to the office [department] a
  reinstatement fee of $100. The office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] shall remit all fees collected
  under this subsection to the comptroller for deposit in the general
  revenue fund.
         SECTION 45.  Articles 42A.407(c) and (e), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  If the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] receives notice that a defendant has been required
  to attend a subsequent educational program under Article 42A.403 or
  42A.404, although the previously required attendance had been
  waived, but the judge has not ordered a period of suspension, the
  office [department] shall:
               (1)  suspend the defendant's driver's license; or
               (2)  issue an order prohibiting the defendant from
  obtaining a license for a period of one year.
         (e)  The suspension of a defendant's driver's license under
  Subsection (d) shall be reported to the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] as provided under Section
  521.347, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 46.  Articles 45.050(c) and (f), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  If a child fails to obey an order of a justice or
  municipal court under circumstances that would constitute contempt
  of court, the justice or municipal court, after providing notice
  and an opportunity to be heard, may:
               (1)  refer the child to the appropriate juvenile court
  for delinquent conduct for contempt of the justice or municipal
  court order; or
               (2)  retain jurisdiction of the case, hold the child in
  contempt of the justice or municipal court, and order either or both
  of the following:
                     (A)  that the contemnor pay a fine not to exceed
  $500; or
                     (B)  that the office [Department] of the secretary
  of state [Public Safety] suspend the contemnor's driver's license
  or permit or, if the contemnor does not have a license or permit, to
  deny the issuance of a license or permit to the contemnor until the
  contemnor fully complies with the orders of the court.
         (f)  A court that orders suspension or denial of a driver's
  license or permit under Subsection (c)(2)(B) shall notify the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] on
  receiving proof of compliance with the orders of the court.
         SECTION 47.  Articles 45.051(b-1) and (b-3), Code of
  Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
         (b-1)  If the defendant is younger than 25 years of age and
  the offense committed by the defendant is a traffic offense
  classified as a moving violation:
               (1)  Subsection (b)(8) does not apply;
               (2)  during the deferral period, the judge:
                     (A)  shall require the defendant to complete a
  driving safety course approved under Chapter 1001, Education Code;
  and
                     (B)  may require the defendant to complete an
  additional driving safety course designed for drivers younger than
  25 years of age and approved under Section 1001.111, Education
  Code; and
               (3)  if the defendant holds a provisional license,
  during the deferral period the judge shall require that the
  defendant be examined by the office [Department] of the secretary
  of state [Public Safety] as required by Section 521.161(b)(2),
  Transportation Code; a defendant is not exempt from the examination
  regardless of whether the defendant was examined previously.
         (b-3)  The reimbursement fee collected under Subsection
  (b-2) must be deposited to the credit of a special account in the
  general revenue fund and may be used only by the office [Department]
  of the secretary of state [Public Safety] for the administration of
  Chapter 521, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 48.  Articles 45.0511(c), (c-1), and (l), Code of
  Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The court shall enter judgment on the defendant's plea
  of no contest or guilty at the time the plea is made, defer
  imposition of the judgment, and allow the defendant 90 days to
  successfully complete the approved driving safety course or
  motorcycle operator training course and present to the court:
               (1)  a uniform certificate of completion of the driving
  safety course or a verification of completion of the motorcycle
  operator training course;
               (2)  unless the judge proceeds under Subsection (c-1),
  the defendant's driving record as maintained by the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety], if any,
  showing that the defendant had not completed an approved driving
  safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as
  applicable, within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense;
               (3)  an affidavit stating that the defendant was not
  taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training
  course, as applicable, under this article on the date the request to
  take the course was made and had not completed such a course that is
  not shown on the defendant's driving record within the 12 months
  preceding the date of the offense; and
               (4)  if the defendant does not have a valid Texas
  driver's license or permit and is a member, or the spouse or
  dependent child of a member, of the United States military forces
  serving on active duty, an affidavit stating that the defendant was
  not taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training
  course, as appropriate, in another state on the date the request to
  take the course was made and had not completed such a course within
  the 12 months preceding the date of the offense.
         (c-1)  In this subsection, "state electronic Internet
  portal" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003, Government
  Code. As an alternative to receiving the defendant's driving
  record under Subsection (c)(2), the judge, at the time the
  defendant requests a driving safety course or motorcycle operator
  training course dismissal under this article, may require the
  defendant to pay a reimbursement fee in an amount equal to the sum
  of the amount of the fee established by Section 521.048,
  Transportation Code, and the state electronic Internet portal fee
  and, using the state electronic Internet portal, may request the
  office [Texas Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety]
  to provide the judge with a copy of the defendant's driving record
  that shows the information described by Section 521.047(b),
  Transportation Code. As soon as practicable and using the state
  electronic Internet portal, the office [Texas Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] shall provide the judge with the
  requested copy of the defendant's driving record. The
  reimbursement fee authorized by this subsection is in addition to
  any other fee required under this article. If the copy of the
  defendant's driving record provided to the judge under this
  subsection shows that the defendant has not completed an approved
  driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as
  appropriate, within the 12 months preceding the date of the
  offense, the judge shall allow the defendant to complete the
  appropriate course as provided by this article. The custodian of a
  municipal or county treasury who receives reimbursement fees
  collected under this subsection shall keep a record of the fees and,
  without deduction or proration, forward the fees to the
  comptroller, with and in the manner required for other fees and
  costs received in connection with criminal cases. The comptroller
  shall credit fees received under this subsection to the office 
  [Texas Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety].
         (l)  When a defendant complies with Subsection (c), the court
  shall:
               (1)  remove the judgment and dismiss the charge;
               (2)  report the fact that the defendant successfully
  completed a driving safety course or a motorcycle operator training
  course and the date of completion to the office [Texas Department]
  of the secretary of state [Public Safety] for inclusion in the
  person's driving record; and
               (3)  state in that report whether the course was taken
  under this article to provide information necessary to determine
  eligibility to take a subsequent course under Subsection (b).
         SECTION 49.  Article 45.052(d), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  A charge dismissed under this article may not be part of
  the defendant's criminal record or driving record or used for any
  purpose. However, if the charge was for a traffic offense, the
  court shall report to the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] that the defendant successfully completed the
  teen court program and the date of completion for inclusion in the
  defendant's driving record.
         SECTION 50.  Article 62.053(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Before a person who will be subject to registration
  under this chapter is due to be released from a penal institution,
  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile
  Justice Department shall determine the person's level of risk to
  the community using the sex offender screening tool developed or
  selected under Article 62.007 and assign to the person a numeric
  risk level of one, two, or three. Before releasing the person, an
  official of the penal institution shall:
               (1)  inform the person that:
                     (A)  not later than the later of the seventh day
  after the date on which the person is released or after the date on
  which the person moves from a previous residence to a new residence
  in this state or not later than the first date the applicable local
  law enforcement authority by policy allows the person to register
  or verify registration, the person must register or verify
  registration with the local law enforcement authority in the
  municipality or county in which the person intends to reside;
                     (B)  not later than the seventh day after the date
  on which the person is released or the date on which the person
  moves from a previous residence to a new residence in this state,
  the person must, if the person has not moved to an intended
  residence, report to the applicable entity or entities as required
  by Article 62.051(h) or (j) or 62.055(e);
                     (C)  not later than the seventh day before the
  date on which the person moves to a new residence in this state or
  another state, the person must report in person to the local law
  enforcement authority designated as the person's primary
  registration authority by the department and to the juvenile
  probation officer, community supervision and corrections
  department officer, or parole officer supervising the person;
                     (D)  not later than the 10th day after the date on
  which the person arrives in another state in which the person
  intends to reside, the person must register with the law
  enforcement agency that is identified by the department as the
  agency designated by that state to receive registration
  information, if the other state has a registration requirement for
  sex offenders;
                     (E)  not later than the 30th day after the date on
  which the person is released, the person must apply to the office of
  the secretary of state [department] in person for the issuance of an
  original or renewal driver's license or personal identification
  certificate and a failure to apply to the office [department] as
  required by this paragraph results in the automatic revocation of
  any driver's license or personal identification certificate issued
  by the office [department] to the person;
                     (F)  the person must notify appropriate entities
  of any change in status as described by Article 62.057;
                     (G)  certain types of employment are prohibited
  under Article 62.063 for a person with a reportable conviction or
  adjudication for a sexually violent offense involving a victim
  younger than 14 years of age and occurring on or after September 1,
  2013;
                     (H)  certain locations of residence are
  prohibited under Article 62.064 for a person with a reportable
  conviction or adjudication for an offense occurring on or after
  September 1, 2017, except as otherwise provided by that article;
  and
                     (I)  if the person enters the premises of a school
  as described by Article 62.065 and is subject to the requirements of
  that article, the person must immediately notify the administrative
  office of the school of the person's presence and the person's
  registration status under this chapter;
               (2)  require the person to sign a written statement
  that the person was informed of the person's duties as described by
  Subdivision (1) or Subsection (g) or, if the person refuses to sign
  the statement, certify that the person was so informed;
               (3)  obtain the address or, if applicable, a detailed
  description of each geographical location where the person expects
  to reside on the person's release and other registration
  information, including a photograph and complete set of
  fingerprints; and
               (4)  complete the registration form for the person.
         SECTION 51.  Article 62.060, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 62.060.  REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE OR
  PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE. (a) A person subject to
  registration under this chapter shall apply to the office of the
  secretary of state [department] in person for the issuance of, as
  applicable, an original or renewal driver's license under Section
  521.272, Transportation Code, an original or renewal personal
  identification certificate under Section 521.103, Transportation
  Code, or an original or renewal commercial driver's license or
  commercial learner's permit under Section 522.033, Transportation
  Code, not later than the 30th day after the date:
               (1)  the person is released from a penal institution or
  is released by a court on community supervision or juvenile
  probation; or
               (2)  the office of the secretary of state [department]
  sends written notice to the person of the requirements of this
  article.
         (b)  The person shall annually renew in person each driver's
  license or personal identification certificate issued by the office
  of the secretary of state [department] to the person, including
  each renewal, duplicate, or corrected license or certificate, until
  the person's duty to register under this chapter expires.
         SECTION 52.  Article 62.2021(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Notwithstanding Article 62.060(b), a person subject to
  registration who is civilly committed as a sexually violent
  predator and resides at a civil commitment center shall renew the
  person's state-issued [department-issued] driver's license or
  personal identification certificate as prescribed by Section
  521.103, 521.272, or 522.033, Transportation Code, as applicable.
         SECTION 53.  Section 1001.056(d), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (d)  A certificate under this section must:
               (1)  be in a form required by the department; and
               (2)  include an identifying number by which the
  department, a court, [or] the Department of Public Safety, or the
  office of the secretary of state may verify its authenticity with
  the course provider.
         SECTION 54.  Section 1001.058(b), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The advisory committee consists of 12 [eleven] members
  appointed for staggered six-year terms by the presiding officer of
  the commission, with the approval of the commission, as follows:
               (1)  one member representing a driver education school
  that offers a traditional classroom course and in-car training;
               (2)  one member representing a driver education school
  that offers a traditional classroom course, alternative methods of
  instruction, or in-car training;
               (3)  one member representing a driving safety school
  offering a traditional classroom course or providing an alternative
  method of instruction;
               (4)  one member representing a driving safety course
  provider approved for a traditional classroom course and for an
  alternative method of instruction;
               (5)  one member representing a driving safety course
  provider approved for a traditional classroom course or for an
  alternative method of instruction;
               (6)  one licensed instructor;
               (7)  one representative of the Department of Public
  Safety;
               (8)  one member representing a drug and alcohol driving
  awareness program course provider;
               (9)  one member representing a parent-taught course
  provider; [and]
               (10)  two members representing the public; and
               (11)  one representative of the office of the secretary
  of state.
         SECTION 55.  Section 13.002(c), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  A registration application must include:
               (1)  the applicant's first name, middle name, if any,
  last name, and former name, if any;
               (2)  the month, day, and year of the applicant's birth;
               (3)  a statement that the applicant is a United States
  citizen;
               (4)  a statement that the applicant is a resident of the
  county;
               (5)  a statement that the applicant has not been
  determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate
  jurisdiction to be:
                     (A)  totally mentally incapacitated; or
                     (B)  partially mentally incapacitated without the
  right to vote;
               (6)  a statement that the applicant has not been
  finally convicted of a felony or that the applicant is a felon
  eligible for registration under Section 13.001;
               (7)  the applicant's residence address or, if the
  residence has no address, the address at which the applicant
  receives mail and a concise description of the location of the
  applicant's residence;
               (8)  the following information:
                     (A)  the applicant's Texas driver's license number
  or the number of a personal identification card issued by the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety];
                     (B)  if the applicant has not been issued a number
  described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's
  social security number; or
                     (C)  a statement by the applicant that the
  applicant has not been issued a number described by Paragraph (A) or
  (B);
               (9)  if the application is made by an agent, a statement
  of the agent's relationship to the applicant; and
               (10)  the city and county in which the applicant
  formerly resided.
         SECTION 56.  Section 13.004(c), Election Code, as amended by
  Chapters 469 (H.B. 4173), 489 (H.B. 3100), and 1146 (H.B. 2910),
  Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted
  and amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The following information furnished on a registration
  application is confidential and does not constitute public
  information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code:
               (1)  a social security number;
               (2)  a Texas driver's license number;
               (3)  a number of a personal identification card issued
  by the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public
  Safety];
               (4)  an indication that an applicant is interested in
  working as an election judge;
               (5)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
  applicant is a federal judge or state judge, the spouse of a federal
  judge or state judge, the spouse of a peace officer as defined by
  Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or an individual to whom
  Section 552.1175, Government Code, or Section 521.1211,
  Transportation Code, applies and the applicant:
                     (A)  included an affidavit with the registration
  application describing the applicant's status under this
  subdivision, if the applicant is a federal judge or state judge or
  the spouse of a federal judge or state judge;
                     (B)  provided the registrar with an affidavit
  describing the applicant's status under this subdivision, if the
  applicant is a federal judge or state judge or the spouse of a
  federal judge or state judge; or
                     (C)  provided the registrar with a completed form
  approved by the secretary of state for the purpose of notifying the
  registrar of the applicant's status under this subdivision;
               (6)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
  applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
  applicant's household is a victim of family violence as defined by
  Section 71.004, Family Code, who provided the registrar with:
                     (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
  Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
  protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
  or
                     (B)  other independent documentary evidence
  necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
  another person in the applicant's household is a victim of family
  violence;
               (7)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
  applicant, the applicant's child, or another person in the
  applicant's household is a victim of sexual assault or abuse,
  stalking, or trafficking of persons who provided the registrar
  with:
                     (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
  Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
  magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
  17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
                     (B)  other independent documentary evidence
  necessary to show that the applicant, the applicant's child, or
  another person in the applicant's household is a victim of sexual
  assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
               (8)  the residence address of the applicant, if the
  applicant:
                     (A)  is a participant in the address
  confidentiality program administered by the attorney general under
  Subchapter B, Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
                     (B)  provided the registrar with proof of
  certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
               (9)  the telephone number of any applicant submitting
  documentation under Subdivision (5), (6), (7), or (8).
         SECTION 57.  Section 13.072(a), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Unless the registrar challenges the applicant, the
  registrar shall approve the application if:
               (1)  the registrar determines that an application
  complies with Section 13.002 and indicates that the applicant is
  eligible for registration; and
               (2)  for an applicant who has not included a statement
  described by Section 13.002(c)(8)(C), the registrar verifies with
  the secretary of state:
                     (A)  the applicant's Texas driver's license number
  or number of a personal identification card issued by the office 
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety]; or
                     (B)  the last four digits of the applicant's
  social security number.
         SECTION 58.  Section 13.122(a), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  In addition to the other statements and spaces for
  entering information that appear on an officially prescribed
  registration application form, each official form must include:
               (1)  the statement: "I understand that giving false
  information to procure a voter registration is perjury and a crime
  under state and federal law.";
               (2)  a space for the applicant's registration number;
               (3)  a space for the applicant's Texas driver's license
  number or number of a personal identification card issued by the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety];
               (4)  a space for the applicant's telephone number;
               (5)  a space for the applicant's social security
  number;
               (6)  a space for the applicant's sex;
               (7)  a statement indicating that the furnishing of the
  applicant's telephone number and sex is optional;
               (8)  a space or box for indicating whether the
  applicant or voter is submitting new registration information or a
  change in current registration information;
               (9)  a statement instructing a voter who is using the
  form to make a change in current registration information to enter
  the voter's name and the changed information in the appropriate
  spaces on the form;
               (10)  a statement that if the applicant declines to
  register to vote, that fact will remain confidential and will be
  used only for voter registration purposes;
               (11)  a statement that if the applicant does register
  to vote, information regarding the agency or office to which the
  application is submitted will remain confidential and will be used
  only for voter registration purposes;
               (12)  a space or box for indicating whether the
  applicant is interested in working as an election judge;
               (13)  a statement warning that a conviction for making
  a false statement may result in imprisonment for up to the maximum
  amount of time provided by law, a fine of up to the maximum amount
  provided by law, or both the imprisonment and the fine; and
               (14)  any other voter registration information
  required by federal law or considered appropriate and required by
  the secretary of state.
         SECTION 59.  Section 16.031(a), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The registrar shall cancel a voter's registration
  immediately on receipt of:
               (1)  notice under Section 13.072(b) or 15.021 or a
  response under Section 15.053 that the voter's residence is outside
  the county;
               (2)  an abstract of the voter's death certificate under
  Section 16.001(a) or an abstract of an application indicating that
  the voter is deceased under Section 16.001(b);
               (3)  an abstract of a final judgment of the voter's
  total mental incapacity, partial mental incapacity without the
  right to vote, conviction of a felony, or disqualification under
  Section 16.002, 16.003, or 16.004;
               (4)  notice under Section 112.012 that the voter has
  applied for a limited ballot in another county;
               (5)  notice from a voter registration official in
  another state that the voter has registered to vote outside this
  state;
               (6)  notice from the early voting clerk under Section
  101.053 that a federal postcard application submitted by an
  applicant states a voting residence address located outside the
  registrar's county; or
               (7)  notice from the secretary of state that the voter
  has registered to vote in another county, as determined by the
  voter's driver's license number or personal identification card
  number issued by the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] or social security number.
         SECTION 60.  Sections 20.001(a) and (b), Election Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The following state agencies or offices are designated
  as voter registration agencies:
               (1)  office of the secretary of state;
               (2)  Health and Human Services Commission;
               (3) [(2)]  Department of Aging and Disability
  Services;
               (4) [(3)]  Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative
  Services;
               (5) [(4)]  Department of State Health Services; and
               (6) [(5)]  any other agency or program as determined by
  the secretary of state that primarily provides:
                     (A)  public assistance; or
                     (B)  services to persons with disabilities.
         (b)  Each vendor that provides services under an agreement
  described by Section 521.009, Transportation Code, [The Department
  of Public Safety] is designated as a voter registration agency.
         SECTION 61.  The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 20,
  Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER C. OFFICE OF SECRETARY [DEPARTMENT] OF STATE AND
  VENDORS [PUBLIC SAFETY]
         SECTION 62.  Section 20.061, Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 20.061.  APPLICABILITY [OF OTHER PROVISIONS]. (a) The
  other provisions of this chapter apply to the office [Department]
  of the secretary of state and vendors described by Section
  20.001(b) [Public Safety] except provisions that conflict with this
  subchapter.
         (b)  The provisions of this subchapter apply to vendors
  described by Section 20.001(b) in the same manner as those
  provisions apply to the office of the secretary of state.
         SECTION 63.  Section 20.062, Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 20.062.  OFFICE AND VENDOR [DEPARTMENT] FORMS AND
  PROCEDURE. (a) The office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] shall prescribe and use a form and procedure that
  combines the office's [department's] application form for a license
  or card with an officially prescribed voter registration
  application form.
         (b)  The office [department] shall prescribe and use a change
  of address form and procedure that combines office [department] and
  voter registration functions. The form must allow a licensee or
  cardholder to indicate whether the change of address is also to be
  used for voter registration purposes.
         (c)  The design, content, and physical characteristics of
  the [department] forms of vendors described by Section 20.001(b) 
  must be approved by the secretary of state.
         SECTION 64.  Section 20.063, Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 20.063.  REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. (a) The office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] shall
  provide to each person who applies in person to the office [at the
  department's offices] for an original or renewal of a driver's
  license, a personal identification card, or a duplicate or
  corrected license or card an opportunity to complete a voter
  registration application form.
         (b)  When the office [department] processes a license or card
  for renewal by mail, the office [department] shall deliver to the
  applicant by mail a voter registration application form.
         (c)  A change of address that relates to a license or card and
  that is submitted to the office [department] in person or by mail
  serves as a change of address for voter registration unless the
  licensee or cardholder indicates that the change is not for voter
  registration purposes. The date of submission of a change of
  address to an office [a department] employee is considered to be the
  date of submission to the voter registrar for the purpose of
  determining the effective date of registration only.
         (d)  If a completed voter registration application submitted
  to an office [a department] employee does not include the
  applicant's correct driver's license number or personal
  identification card number, an office [a department] employee shall
  enter the appropriate information on the application. If a
  completed application does not include the applicant's correct
  residence address or mailing address, an office [a department]
  employee shall obtain the appropriate information from the
  applicant and enter the information on the application.
         SECTION 65.  Section 20.064, Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 20.064.  DECLINATION FORM NOT REQUIRED. The office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] is not
  required to comply with the procedures prescribed by this chapter
  relating to the form for a declination of voter registration.
         SECTION 66.  Section 20.065, Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 20.065.  DELIVERY OF APPLICATIONS AND CHANGES OF
  ADDRESS. [(a)] At the end of each day the [a Department of Public
  Safety] office of the secretary of state is regularly open for
  business, the [manager of the] office shall deliver by mail or in
  person to the voter registrar of the applicable county [in which the
  office is located] each completed voter registration application
  and applicable change of address submitted to an office [a
  department] employee.
         [(b)  Each weekday the department is regularly open for
  business, the department shall electronically transfer to the
  secretary of state the name of each person who completes a voter
  registration application submitted to the department.  The
  secretary shall prescribe procedures necessary to implement this
  subsection.
         [(c)  On the weekday the secretary of state is regularly open
  for business following the date the secretary receives information
  under Subsection (b), the secretary shall inform the appropriate
  voter registrar of the name of each person who completes a voter
  registration application submitted to the department.  The
  registrar may verify that the registrar has received each
  application as indicated by the information provided by the
  secretary under this subsection.]
         SECTION 67.  Section 20.066(a), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  If a person completes a voter registration application
  as provided by Section 20.063, the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] shall:
               (1)  input the information provided on the application
  into the office's [department's] electronic data system; and
               (2)  inform the applicant that the applicant's
  electronic signature provided to the office [department] will be
  used for submitting the applicant's voter registration
  application.
         SECTION 68.  Section 63.0101(a), Election Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The following documentation is an acceptable form of
  photo identification under this chapter:
               (1)  a driver's license, election identification
  certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person
  by the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public
  Safety] that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four
  years before the date of presentation;
               (2)  a United States military identification card that
  contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that
  expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation;
               (3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to
  the person that contains the person's photograph;
               (4)  a United States passport book or card issued to the
  person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than four
  years before the date of presentation; or
               (5)  a license to carry a handgun issued to the person
  by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that
  expired no earlier than four years before the date of presentation.
         SECTION 69.  Section 65.060, Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 65.060.  DISCLOSURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY, DRIVER'S
  LICENSE, OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON PROVISIONAL BALLOT
  AFFIDAVIT. A social security number, Texas driver's license
  number, or number of a personal identification card issued by the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety]
  furnished on a provisional ballot affidavit is confidential and
  does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552,
  Government Code. The general custodian of election records shall
  ensure that a social security number, Texas driver's license
  number, or number of a personal identification card issued by the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] is
  excluded from disclosure.
         SECTION 70.  Section 2.005(b), Family Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  The proof must be established by:
               (1)  a driver's license or identification card issued
  by this state, another state, or a Canadian province that is current
  or has expired not more than two years preceding the date the
  identification is submitted to the county clerk in connection with
  an application for a license;
               (2)  a United States passport;
               (3)  a current passport issued by a foreign country or a
  consular document issued by a state or national government;
               (4)  an unexpired Certificate of United States
  Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, United States Citizen
  Identification Card, Permanent Resident Card, Temporary Resident
  Card, Employment Authorization Card, or other document issued by
  the federal Department of Homeland Security or the United States
  Department of State including an identification photograph;
               (5)  an unexpired military identification card for
  active duty, reserve, or retired personnel with an identification
  photograph;
               (6)  an original or certified copy of a birth
  certificate issued by a bureau of vital statistics for a state or a
  foreign government;
               (7)  an original or certified copy of a Consular Report
  of Birth Abroad or Certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the United
  States Department of State;
               (8)  an original or certified copy of a court order
  relating to the applicant's name change or sex change;
               (9)  school records from a secondary school or
  institution of higher education;
               (10)  an insurance policy continuously valid for the
  two years preceding the date of the application for a license;
               (11)  a motor vehicle certificate of title;
               (12)  military records, including documentation of
  release or discharge from active duty or a draft record;
               (13)  an unexpired military dependent identification
  card;
               (14)  an original or certified copy of the applicant's
  marriage license or divorce decree;
               (15)  a voter registration certificate;
               (16)  a pilot's license issued by the Federal Aviation
  Administration or another authorized agency of the United States;
               (17)  a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H,
  Chapter 411, Government Code;
               (18)  a temporary driving permit or a temporary
  identification card issued by the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety]; or
               (19)  an offender identification card issued by the
  Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
         SECTION 71.  Sections 54.042(a), (b), (f), and (g), Family
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section
  54.04, shall:
               (1)  order the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] to suspend a child's driver's license or
  permit, or if the child does not have a license or permit, to deny
  the issuance of a license or permit to the child if the court finds
  that the child has engaged in conduct that:
                     (A)  violates a law of this state enumerated in
  Section 521.342(a), Transportation Code; or
                     (B)  violates a penal law of this state or the
  United States, an element or elements of which involve a severe form
  of trafficking in persons, as defined by 22 U.S.C. Section 7102; or
               (2)  notify the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] of the adjudication, if the court finds that
  the child has engaged in conduct that violates a law of this state
  enumerated in Section 521.372(a), Transportation Code.
         (b)  A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section
  54.04, may order the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] to suspend a child's driver's license or permit or,
  if the child does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance
  of a license or permit to the child, if the court finds that the
  child has engaged in conduct that violates Section 28.08, Penal
  Code.
         (f)  A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section
  54.04, may order the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] to suspend a child's driver's license or permit or,
  if the child does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance
  of a license or permit to the child for a period not to exceed 12
  months if the court finds that the child has engaged in conduct in
  need of supervision or delinquent conduct other than the conduct
  described by Subsection (a).
         (g)  A juvenile court that places a child on probation under
  Section 54.04 may require as a reasonable condition of the
  probation that if the child violates the probation, the court may
  order the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public
  Safety] to suspend the child's driver's license or permit or, if the
  child does not have a license or permit, to deny the issuance of a
  license or permit to the child for a period not to exceed 12 months.
  The court may make this order if a child that is on probation under
  this condition violates the probation. A suspension under this
  subsection is cumulative of any other suspension under this
  section.
         SECTION 72.  Section 54.0482(c), Family Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  On or before the fifth anniversary of the date the
  juvenile probation department receives a payment for a victim that
  is not claimed by the victim, the department shall make and document
  a good faith effort to locate and notify the victim that an
  unclaimed payment exists, including:
               (1)  confirming, if possible, the victim's most recent
  address with the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety]; and
               (2)  making at least one additional certified mailing
  to the victim.
         SECTION 73.  Section 65.103(c), Family Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (c)  In addition to any other order authorized by this
  section, a truancy court may order the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] to suspend the driver's license
  or permit of a child who has been found to have engaged in truant
  conduct. If the child does not have a driver's license or permit,
  the court may order the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] to deny the issuance of a license or permit to
  the child. The period of the license or permit suspension or the
  order that the issuance of a license or permit be denied may not
  extend beyond the maximum time period that a remedial order is
  effective as provided by Section 65.104.
         SECTION 74.  Section 65.251(a), Family Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  If a child fails to obey an order issued by a truancy
  court under Section 65.103(a) or a child is in direct contempt of
  court, the truancy court, after providing notice and an opportunity
  for a hearing, may hold the child in contempt of court and order
  either or both of the following:
               (1)  that the child pay a fine not to exceed $100; or
               (2)  that the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] suspend the child's driver's license or
  permit or, if the child does not have a license or permit, order
  that the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public
  Safety] deny the issuance of a license or permit to the child until
  the child fully complies with the court's orders.
         SECTION 75.  Section 203.007(b), Family Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  A domestic relations office is entitled to obtain from
  the office of the secretary of state and the Department of Public
  Safety records that relate to:
               (1)  a person's date of birth;
               (2)  a person's most recent address;
               (3)  a person's current driver's license status;
               (4)  motor vehicle accidents involving a person;
               (5)  reported traffic-law violations of which a person
  has been convicted; and
               (6)  a person's criminal history record information.
         SECTION 76.  Section 264.1213, Family Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 264.1213.  RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS FOR CHILDREN AGING OUT
  OF FOSTER CARE. The department in cooperation with volunteer
  advocates from a charitable organization described by Subchapter C,
  Chapter 107, and the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] shall develop procedures to ensure that a foster
  child obtains a driver's license or personal identification card
  before the child leaves the conservatorship of the department.
         SECTION 77.  Section 277.002(a), Finance Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  A financial institution shall require, as a condition of
  opening or maintaining a business checking account, that the
  applicant or account holder provide:
               (1)  if the business is a sole proprietorship:
                     (A)  the name of the business owner;
                     (B)  the physical address of the business;
                     (C)  the home address of the business owner; and
                     (D)  the driver's license number of the business
  owner or the personal identification card number issued to the
  business owner by the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety]; or
               (2)  if the business is a corporation or other legal
  entity, a copy of the business's certificate of incorporation or a
  comparable document and an assumed name certificate, if any.
         SECTION 78.  Sections 62.001(a), (f), (g), (h), and (i),
  Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The jury wheel must be reconstituted by using, as the
  source:
               (1)  the names of all persons on the current voter
  registration lists from all the precincts in the county; and
               (2)  all names on the [a] current list created [to be
  furnished] by the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  under Subsection (f) [Public Safety], showing the citizens of the
  county who:
                     (A)  hold a valid Texas driver's license or a
  valid personal identification card or certificate issued by the
  office [department]; and
                     (B)  are not disqualified from jury service under
  Section 62.102(1), (2), or (7).
         (f)  The office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] shall create [furnish] a list from the office's
  driver's license database [to the secretary of state] that shows
  the names required under Subsection (a)(2) and that contains any of
  the information enumerated in Subsection (c) that is available to
  the office [department], including citizenship status and county of
  residence. The list shall exclude the names of convicted felons,
  persons who are not citizens of the United States, persons residing
  outside the county, and the duplicate name of any registrant. The
  office [department] shall create [furnish] the list [to the
  secretary of state] on or before the first Monday in October of each
  year.
         (g)  [The secretary of state shall accept the lists furnished
  as provided by Subsections (c) through (f).] The secretary of state
  shall combine the list furnished as provided by Subsections (c)
  through (e) and the list created under Subsection (f) [lists],
  eliminate duplicate names, and send the combined list to each
  county on or before December 31 of each year or as may be required
  under a plan developed in accordance with Section 62.011. The
  district clerk or bailiff designated as the officer in charge of the
  jury selection process for a county that has adopted a plan under
  Section 62.011 shall give the secretary of state notice not later
  than the 90th day before the date the list is required. The list
  furnished the county must be in a format, electronic or printed
  copy, as requested by the county and must be certified by the
  secretary of state stating that the list contains the names
  required by Subsections (c) through (f), eliminating duplications.
  The secretary of state shall furnish the list free of charge.
         (h)  If the secretary of state is unable to furnish the list
  as provided in this section because of the failure of the voter
  registrar to furnish the county voter registration list to the
  secretary of state, the county tax assessor-collector, sheriff,
  county clerk, and district clerk in the county shall meet at the
  county courthouse between January 1 and January 15 of the following
  year and shall reconstitute the jury wheel for the county, except as
  provided under a plan adopted under Section 62.011. The deadlines
  included in the plan control for preparing the list and
  reconstituting the wheel. The secretary of state shall send the
  list created under [furnished by the Department of Public Safety as
  provided by] Subsection (f) to the voter registrar, who shall
  combine the lists as described in this section for use as the juror
  source and certify the combined list as required of the secretary of
  state under Subsection (g).
         (i)  The commissioners court may, instead of using the method
  provided by Subsections (c) through (h), contract with another
  governmental unit or a private person to combine the voter
  registration list with the list created [furnished] by the office
  of the secretary of state under Subsection (f) [Department of
  Public Safety]. Subsections (c) through (h) do not apply to a
  county in which the commissioners court has contracted with another
  governmental unit or a private person under this subsection. The
  office of the secretary [Department] of state [Public Safety] may
  not charge a fee for furnishing a list under this subsection. Each
  list must contain the name, date of birth, address, county of
  residence, and citizenship status of each person listed. If
  practical, each list must contain any other information useful in
  determining if the person is qualified to serve as a juror.
         SECTION 79.  Section 72.016, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 72.016.  NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR JUDICIAL PRIVACY.
  The director shall develop a procedure to regularly notify county
  registrars, the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety], the Texas Ethics Commission, and any other state
  agency the office determines should be notified of the judges,
  judges' spouses, and related family members whose personal
  information must be kept from public records, as provided under
  Sections 552.117 and 572.035 of this code, Sections 13.0021 and
  15.0215, Election Code, and Section 521.121, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 80.  Section 411.0111, Government Code, is
  transferred to Subchapter B, Chapter 405, Government Code,
  redesignated as Section 405.024, Government Code, and amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 405.024 [411.0111].  PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
  TO COMPTROLLER. (a) Not later than June 1 of every fifth year, the
  office of the secretary of state [department] shall provide to the
  comptroller, for the purpose of assisting the comptroller in the
  identification of persons entitled to unclaimed property reported
  to the comptroller, the name, address, social security number, date
  of birth, and driver's license or state identification number of
  each person about whom the office of the secretary of state
  [department] has such information in its records.
         (b)  Information provided to the comptroller under this
  section is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public.
         (c)  The office of the secretary of state [department] shall
  provide the information in the format prescribed by rule of the
  comptroller.
         SECTION 81.  Section 411.082(2), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
               (2)  "Criminal history record information" means
  information collected about a person by a criminal justice agency
  that consists of identifiable descriptions and notations of
  arrests, detentions, indictments, informations, and other formal
  criminal charges and their dispositions. The term does not
  include:
                     (A)  identification information, including
  fingerprint records, to the extent that the identification
  information does not indicate involvement of the person in the
  criminal justice system; or
                     (B)  driving record information maintained by the
  office of the secretary of state [department] under Subchapter C,
  Chapter 521, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 82.  Section 411.174(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  An applicant must provide on the application a statement
  of the applicant's:
               (1)  full name and place and date of birth;
               (2)  race and sex;
               (3)  residence and business addresses for the preceding
  five years;
               (4)  hair and eye color;
               (5)  height and weight;
               (6)  driver's license number or identification
  certificate number issued by the office of the secretary of state
  [department];
               (7)  criminal history record information of the type
  maintained by the department under this chapter, including a list
  of offenses for which the applicant was arrested, charged, or under
  an information or indictment and the disposition of the offenses;
  and
               (8)  history, if any, of treatment received by,
  commitment to, or residence in:
                     (A)  a drug or alcohol treatment center licensed
  to provide drug or alcohol treatment under the laws of this state or
  another state, but only if the treatment, commitment, or residence
  occurred during the preceding five years; or
                     (B)  a psychiatric hospital.
         SECTION 83.  Section 411.179(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The department by rule shall adopt the form of the
  license. A license must include:
               (1)  a number assigned to the license holder by the
  department;
               (2)  a statement of the period for which the license is
  effective;
               (3)  a photograph of the license holder;
               (4)  the license holder's full name, date of birth, hair
  and eye color, height, weight, and signature;
               (5)  the license holder's residence address or, as
  provided by Subsection (d), the street address of the courthouse in
  which the license holder or license holder's spouse serves as a
  federal judge or the license holder serves as a state judge;
               (6)  the number of a driver's license or an
  identification certificate issued to the license holder by the
  office of the secretary of state [department]; and
               (7)  the designation "VETERAN" if required under
  Subsection (e).
         SECTION 84.  Section 411.205, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 411.205.  REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY LICENSE. If a license
  holder is carrying a handgun on or about the license holder's person
  when a magistrate or a peace officer demands that the license holder
  display identification, the license holder shall display both the
  license holder's driver's license or identification certificate
  issued by the office of the secretary of state [department] and the
  license holder's handgun license.
         SECTION 85.  Sections 501.0165(a), (c), and (d), Government
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Before discharging an inmate or releasing an inmate on
  parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the
  department shall:
               (1)  determine whether the inmate has:
                     (A)  a valid license issued under Chapter 521 or
  522, Transportation Code; or
                     (B)  a valid personal identification certificate
  issued under Chapter 521, Transportation Code; and
               (2)  if the inmate does not have a valid license or
  certificate described by Subdivision (1), submit to the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] on behalf of
  the inmate a request for the issuance of a personal identification
  certificate under Chapter 521, Transportation Code.
         (c)  The department, the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety], and the bureau of vital
  statistics of the Department of State Health Services shall by rule
  adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their
  respective responsibilities with respect to the issuance of a
  personal identification certificate to an inmate, including
  responsibilities related to verification of the inmate's identity.
  The memorandum of understanding must require the Department of
  State Health Services to electronically verify the birth record of
  an inmate whose name and any other personal information is provided
  by the department and to electronically report the recorded filing
  information to the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] to validate the identity of an inmate under this
  section.
         (d)  The department shall reimburse the office [Department]
  of the secretary of state [Public Safety] or the Department of State
  Health Services for the actual costs incurred by those agencies in
  performing responsibilities established under this section. The
  department may charge an inmate for the actual costs incurred under
  this section or the fees required by Section 521.421,
  Transportation Code.
         SECTION 86.  Section 509.004(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The division shall require each department to:
               (1)  keep financial and statistical records determined
  necessary by the division;
               (2)  submit a strategic plan and all supporting
  information requested by the division;
               (3)  present data requested by the division as
  necessary to determine the amount of state aid for which the
  department is eligible;
               (4)  submit periodic financial audits and statistical
  reports to the division; and
               (5)  submit to the office [Department] of the secretary
  of state [Public Safety] the full name, address, date of birth,
  social security number, and driver's license number of each person
  restricted to the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with a
  device that uses a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism to make
  impractical the operation of the motor vehicle if ethyl alcohol is
  detected in the breath of the restricted operator.
         SECTION 87.  Sections 531.02414(e) and (g), Government Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (e)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure
  the safe and efficient provision of nonemergency transportation
  services under this section. The rules must include:
               (1)  minimum standards regarding the physical
  condition and maintenance of motor vehicles used to provide the
  services, including standards regarding the accessibility of motor
  vehicles by persons with disabilities;
               (2)  a requirement that a regional contracted broker
  verify that each motor vehicle operator providing the services or
  seeking to provide the services has a valid driver's license;
               (3)  a requirement that a regional contracted broker
  check the driving record information maintained by the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] under
  Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, of each motor
  vehicle operator providing the services or seeking to provide the
  services;
               (4)  a requirement that a regional contracted broker
  check the public criminal record information maintained by the
  Department of Public Safety and made available to the public
  through the department's Internet website of each motor vehicle
  operator providing the services or seeking to provide the services;
  and
               (5)  training requirements for motor vehicle operators
  providing the services through a regional contracted broker,
  including training on the following topics:
                     (A)  passenger safety;
                     (B)  passenger assistance;
                     (C)  assistive devices, including wheelchair
  lifts, tie-down equipment, and child safety seats;
                     (D)  sensitivity and diversity;
                     (E)  customer service;
                     (F)  defensive driving techniques; and
                     (G)  prohibited behavior by motor vehicle
  operators.
         (g)  The commission shall enter into a memorandum of
  understanding with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the
  office of the secretary of state [Department of Public Safety] for
  purposes of obtaining the motor vehicle registration and driver's
  license information of a provider of medical transportation
  services, including a regional contracted broker and a
  subcontractor of the broker, to confirm that the provider complies
  with applicable requirements adopted under Subsection (e).
         SECTION 88.  Section 531.1533, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 531.1533.  REQUIREMENTS ON ADMISSIONS OF CHILDREN TO
  CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. On the admission of a child to an institution
  described by Section 531.151(3)(A), (B), or (D), the Department of
  Aging and Disability Services shall require the child's parent or
  guardian to submit:
               (1)  an admission form that includes:
                     (A)  the parent's or guardian's:
                           (i)  name, address, and telephone number;
                           (ii)  driver's license number and state of
  issuance or personal identification card number issued by the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety]; and
                           (iii)  place of employment and the
  employer's address and telephone number; and
                     (B)  the name, address, and telephone number of a
  relative of the child or other person whom the department or
  institution may contact in an emergency, a statement indicating the
  relation between that person and the child, and at the parent's or
  guardian's option, that person's:
                           (i)  driver's license number and state of
  issuance or personal identification card number issued by the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety]; and
                           (ii)  the name, address, and telephone
  number of that person's employer; and
               (2)  a signed acknowledgment of responsibility stating
  that the parent or guardian agrees to:
                     (A)  notify the institution in which the child is
  placed of any changes to the information submitted under
  Subdivision (1)(A); and
                     (B)  make reasonable efforts to participate in the
  child's life and in planning activities for the child.
         SECTION 89.  Section 533.00258(f), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (f)  The rules may not permit a motor vehicle operator to
  provide nonmedical transportation services if the operator:
               (1)  has been convicted in the three-year period
  preceding the issue date of the driving record obtained under
  Subsection (e)(4) of:
                     (A)  more than three offenses classified by the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] as
  moving violations; or
                     (B)  one or more of the following offenses:
                           (i)  fleeing or attempting to elude a police
  officer under Section 545.421, Transportation Code;
                           (ii)  reckless driving under Section
  545.401, Transportation Code;
                           (iii)  driving without a valid driver's
  license under Section 521.025, Transportation Code; or
                           (iv)  driving with an invalid driver's
  license under Section 521.457, Transportation Code;
               (2)  has been convicted in the preceding seven-year
  period of any of the following:
                     (A)  driving while intoxicated under Section
  49.04 or 49.045, Penal Code;
                     (B)  use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony;
                     (C)  a felony crime involving property damage;
                     (D)  fraud;
                     (E)  theft;
                     (F)  an act of violence; or
                     (G)  an act of terrorism; or
               (3)  is found to be registered in the national sex
  offender public website maintained by the United States Department
  of Justice or a successor agency.
         SECTION 90.  Section 555.003, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 555.003.  EXCEPTION. This chapter does not apply to
  files that relate to drivers of motor vehicles and that are
  maintained by the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] under Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation
  Code.
         SECTION 91.  Section 12.013(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Based on the studies and investigations, the department
  periodically shall recommend to the Department of Public Safety and
  the office of the secretary of state appropriate policies,
  standards, and procedures relating to those medical aspects.
         SECTION 92.  Section 12.092(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The medical advisory board shall assist:
               (1)  the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety of the State of Texas] in determining whether[:
               [(1)]  an applicant for a driver's license or a license
  holder is capable of safely operating a motor vehicle; and [or]
               (2)  the Department of Public Safety in determining
  whether an applicant for or holder of a license to carry a handgun
  under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code,
  or an applicant for or holder of a commission as a security officer
  under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is capable of exercising
  sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a
  handgun.
         SECTION 93.  Sections 12.095(a) and (c), Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  If the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas
  or the office of the secretary of state requests an opinion or
  recommendation from the medical advisory board as to the ability of
  an applicant or license holder to operate a motor vehicle safely or
  to exercise sound judgment with respect to the proper use and
  storage of a handgun, the commissioner or a person designated by the
  commissioner shall convene a panel to consider the case or question
  submitted by that department or office.
         (c)  Each panel member shall prepare an individual
  independent written report for the Department of Public Safety of
  the State of Texas or the office of the secretary of state, as
  appropriate, that states the member's opinion as to the ability of
  the applicant or license holder to operate a motor vehicle safely or
  to exercise sound judgment with respect to the proper use and
  storage of a handgun, as appropriate. In the report the panel
  member may also make recommendations relating to that department's
  or office's subsequent action.
         SECTION 94.  Section 12.096(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A physician licensed to practice medicine in this state
  may inform the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas,
  the office of the secretary of state, or the medical advisory board,
  orally or in writing, of the name, date of birth, and address of a
  patient older than 15 years of age whom the physician has diagnosed
  as having a disorder or disability specified in a rule of the
  Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas or the office of
  the secretary of state.
         SECTION 95.  Section 12.097, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 12.097.  CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) All
  records, reports, and testimony relating to the medical condition
  of an applicant or license holder:
               (1)  are for the confidential use of the medical
  advisory board, a panel, the office of the secretary of state, or
  the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;
               (2)  are privileged information; and
               (3)  may not be disclosed to any person or used as
  evidence in a trial except as provided by Subsection (b).
         (b)  In a subsequent proceeding under Subchapter H, Chapter
  411, Government Code, or Subchapter N, Chapter 521, Transportation
  Code, the department may provide a copy of the report of the medical
  advisory board or panel and a medical record or report relating to
  an applicant or license holder to:
               (1)  the Department of Public Safety of the State of
  Texas or the office of the secretary of state, as appropriate;
               (2)  the applicant or license holder; and
               (3)  the officer who presides at the hearing.
         SECTION 96.  Section 81.011, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 81.011.  REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. In times of
  emergency or epidemic declared by the commissioner, the department
  is authorized to request information pertaining to names, dates of
  birth, and most recent addresses of individuals from the driver's
  license records of the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] for the purpose of notification to
  individuals of the need to receive certain immunizations or
  diagnostic, evaluation, or treatment services for suspected
  communicable diseases.
         SECTION 97.  Section 191.010, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 191.010.  DEATH INFORMATION FOR OFFICE OF SECRETARY
  [DEPARTMENT] OF STATE [PUBLIC SAFETY]. (a) The department shall
  implement an efficient and effective method to verify death
  information to assist the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] with maintaining records of holders of
  driver's licenses and personal identification certificates in this
  state.
         (b)  The department shall enter into a memorandum of
  understanding with the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] to implement this section. The memorandum of
  understanding must include a mechanism for the department to
  provide to the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] death information that includes unique
  identifiers, including social security numbers, necessary to
  accurately match death records with driver's license and personal
  identification certificate records.
         SECTION 98.  Section 481.077(d), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  Before selling, transferring, or otherwise furnishing
  to a person in this state a chemical precursor subject to Subsection
  (a), a manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person shall:
               (1)  if the recipient does not represent a business,
  obtain from the recipient:
                     (A)  the recipient's driver's license number or
  other personal identification certificate number, date of birth,
  and residential or mailing address, other than a post office box
  number, from a driver's license or personal identification
  certificate issued by the office of the secretary of state
  [department] that contains a photograph of the recipient;
                     (B)  the year, state, and number of the motor
  vehicle license of the motor vehicle owned or operated by the
  recipient;
                     (C)  a complete description of how the chemical
  precursor is to be used; and
                     (D)  the recipient's signature; or
               (2)  if the recipient represents a business, obtain
  from the recipient:
                     (A)  a letter of authorization from the business
  that includes the business license or comptroller tax
  identification number, address, area code, and telephone number and
  a complete description of how the chemical precursor is to be used;
  and
                     (B)  the recipient's signature; and
               (3)  for any recipient, sign as a witness to the
  signature and identification of the recipient.
         SECTION 99.  Section 481.080(e), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  Before selling, transferring, or otherwise furnishing
  to a person in this state a chemical laboratory apparatus subject to
  Subsection (a), a manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other
  person shall:
               (1)  if the recipient does not represent a business,
  obtain from the recipient:
                     (A)  the recipient's driver's license number or
  other personal identification certificate number, date of birth,
  and residential or mailing address, other than a post office box
  number, from a driver's license or personal identification
  certificate issued by the office of the secretary of state
  [department] that contains a photograph of the recipient;
                     (B)  the year, state, and number of the motor
  vehicle license of the motor vehicle owned or operated by the
  recipient;
                     (C)  a complete description of how the apparatus
  is to be used; and
                     (D)  the recipient's signature; or
               (2)  if the recipient represents a business, obtain
  from the recipient:
                     (A)  a letter of authorization from the business
  that includes the business license or comptroller tax
  identification number, address, area code, and telephone number and
  a complete description of how the apparatus is to be used; and
                     (B)  the recipient's signature; and
               (3)  for any recipient, sign as a witness to the
  signature and identification of the recipient.
         SECTION 100.  Section 485.032(c), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this
  section that:
               (1)  the person making the delivery is an adult having
  supervisory responsibility over the person younger than 18 years of
  age and:
                     (A)  the adult permits the use of the abusable
  volatile chemical only under the adult's direct supervision and in
  the adult's presence and only for its intended purpose; and
                     (B)  the adult removes the chemical from the
  person younger than 18 years of age on completion of that use; or
               (2)  the person to whom the abusable volatile chemical
  was delivered presented to the defendant an apparently valid Texas
  driver's license or an identification certificate, issued by the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety of the
  State of Texas] and containing a physical description consistent
  with the person's appearance, that purported to establish that the
  person was 18 years of age or older.
         SECTION 101.  Sections 692A.002(11) and (15), Health and
  Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
               (11)  "Driver's license" means a license or permit
  issued by the office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public
  Safety] to operate a vehicle, whether or not conditions are
  attached to the license or permit.
               (15)  "Identification card" means an identification
  card issued by the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety].
         SECTION 102.  Sections 692A.014(a) and (b), Health and
  Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to
  a procurement organization, the organization shall make a
  reasonable search of the records of the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] and any donor registry that it
  knows exists for the geographical area in which the individual
  resides to ascertain whether the individual has made an anatomical
  gift.
         (b)  A procurement organization must be allowed reasonable
  access to information in the records of the office [Department] of
  the secretary of state [Public Safety] to ascertain whether an
  individual at or near death is a donor.
         SECTION 103.  Sections 692A.020(a), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h),
  (i), and (m), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as
  follows:
         (a)  A nonprofit organization designated by the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] shall
  maintain and administer a statewide donor registry, to be known as
  the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry.
         (d)  The office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] at least monthly shall electronically transfer to
  the nonprofit organization administering the registry the name,
  date of birth, driver's license number, most recent address, and
  any other relevant information in the possession of the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] for any
  person who indicates on the person's driver's license application
  under Section 521.401, Transportation Code, that the person would
  like to make an anatomical gift.
         (e)  The nonprofit organization administering the registry
  shall:
               (1)  make information obtained from the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] under
  Subsection (d) available to procurement organizations;
               (2)  allow potential donors to submit information in
  writing directly to the organization for inclusion in the
  Internet-based registry;
               (3)  maintain the Internet-based registry in a manner
  that allows procurement organizations to immediately access organ,
  tissue, and eye donation information 24 hours a day, seven days a
  week through electronic and telephonic methods; and
               (4)  protect the confidentiality and privacy of the
  individuals providing information to the Internet-based registry,
  regardless of the manner in which the information is provided.
         (f)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (e)(3) or
  this subsection, the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety], the nonprofit organization administering the
  registry, or a procurement organization may not sell, rent, or
  otherwise share any information provided to the Internet-based
  registry. A procurement organization may share any information
  provided to the registry with an organ procurement organization or
  a health care provider or facility providing medical care to a
  potential donor as necessary to properly identify an individual at
  the time of donation.
         (g)  The office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety], the nonprofit organization administering the
  registry, or the procurement organizations may not use any
  demographic or specific data provided to the Internet-based
  registry for any fund-raising activities. Data may only be
  transmitted from the selected organization to procurement
  organizations through electronic and telephonic methods using
  secure, encrypted technology to preserve the integrity of the data
  and the privacy of the individuals providing information.
         (h)  In each office authorized to issue driver's licenses or
  personal identification certificates, the office [Department] of
  the secretary of state [Public Safety] shall make available
  educational materials developed by the nonprofit organization
  administering the registry.
         (i)  The Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund is
  created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the
  comptroller and administered by the office [Department] of the
  secretary of state [Public Safety] as trustee on behalf of the
  statewide donor registry maintained for the benefit of the citizens
  of this state. The fund is composed of money deposited to the
  credit of the fund under Sections 502.405(b), 521.008, and
  521.422(c), Transportation Code, as provided by those subsections.
  Money in the fund shall be disbursed at least monthly, without
  appropriation, to the nonprofit organization administering the
  registry to pay the costs of:
               (1)  maintaining, operating, and updating the
  Internet-based registry and establishing procedures for an
  individual to be added to the registry;
               (2)  designing and distributing educational materials
  for prospective donors as required under this section; and
               (3)  providing education under this chapter.
         (m)  The nonprofit organization administering the registry
  may:
               (1)  implement a training program for all appropriate
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] and
  Texas Department of Transportation employees on the benefits of
  organ, tissue, and eye donation and the procedures for individuals
  to be added to the Internet-based registry; and
               (2)  conduct the training described by Subdivision (1)
  on an ongoing basis for new employees.
         SECTION 104.  Section 841.0822, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 841.0822.  REQUIRED PROCEDURES BEFORE RELEASE FROM
  SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. Before a committed person is
  released from a secure correctional facility, the Texas Department
  of Criminal Justice shall ensure that:
               (1)  the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety] issues a personal identification card to the
  person; and
               (2)  the person completes an application for the
  following federal benefits, as appropriate, for which the person
  may be eligible:
                     (A)  social security benefits, including
  disability benefits, administered by the United States Social
  Security Administration; and
                     (B)  veterans benefits administered by the United
  States Department of Veterans Affairs.
         SECTION 105.  Sections 841.153(a), (c), and (d), Health and
  Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  On the release of a committed person from a correctional
  facility, secure correctional facility, or secure detention
  facility, as those terms are defined by Section 841.151, the office
  shall:
               (1)  determine whether the person has:
                     (A)  a valid license issued under Chapter 521 or
  522, Transportation Code; or
                     (B)  a valid personal identification certificate
  issued under Chapter 521, Transportation Code; and
               (2)  if the person does not have a valid license or
  certificate described by Subdivision (1), submit to the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] on behalf of
  the person a request for the issuance of a personal identification
  certificate under Chapter 521, Transportation Code.
         (c)  The office, the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety], and the vital statistics unit of the
  Department of State Health Services by rule shall adopt a
  memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective
  responsibilities with respect to the issuance of a personal
  identification certificate to a committed person, including
  responsibilities related to verification of the person's identity.
  The memorandum of understanding must require the Department of
  State Health Services to electronically verify the birth record of
  a committed person whose name and any other personal information is
  provided by the office and to electronically report the recorded
  filing information to the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] to validate the identity of a committed
  person under this section.
         (d)  The office shall reimburse the office [Department] of
  the secretary of state [Public Safety] or the Department of State
  Health Services, as applicable, for the actual costs incurred by
  those agencies in performing responsibilities established under
  this section. The office may charge a committed person for the
  actual costs incurred under this section or for the fees required by
  Section 521.421, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 106.  Section 23.002, Human Resources Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 23.002.  LICENSING AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. In
  this chapter, "licensing authority" means:
               (1)  the Parks and Wildlife Department; and
               (2)  the office [Department] of the secretary of state
  [Public Safety of the State of Texas].
         SECTION 107.  Section 133.124, Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 133.124.  ALLOCATION OF FEES TO TRANSPORTATION
  ADMINISTRATIVE FEE ACCOUNT. The transportation administrative fee
  account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account
  consists of money allocated to the account under Section
  133.102(e). Money in the account may be appropriated only to the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] to
  defray the administrative costs associated with implementing
  Chapter 706, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 108.  Section 1805.051(d), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The list required by Subsection (c) must contain:
               (1)  the proposed seller's driver's license number or
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety]
  identification card number, as recorded by the dealer on physical
  presentation of the license or identification card by the seller;
               (2)  a complete and accurate description of each
  business machine, including its serial number or other identifying
  marks or symbols;
               (3)  the proposed seller's certification that the
  information is true and complete; and
               (4)  if the business machine is delivered to the
  secondhand dealer for sale or exchange at an auction, the make,
  year, model, color, and registration number of the vehicle in which
  the business machine is transported to the auction.
         SECTION 109.  Section 1805.052(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Section 1805.053, a report
  required by this chapter must contain:
               (1)  the name and address of the seller of the business
  machine;
               (2)  a complete and accurate description of the
  business machine for which the report is made, including the serial
  number or other identifying marks or symbols;
               (3)  the seller's certification that the information is
  true and complete; and
               (4)  the seller's driver's license number or office 
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety]
  identification card number, as recorded by the dealer on physical
  presentation of the license or identification card by the seller.
         SECTION 110.  Section 1956.001(8), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (8)  "Personal identification document" means:
                     (A)  a valid driver's license issued by a state in
  the United States;
                     (B)  a United States military identification
  card; or
                     (C)  a personal identification certificate issued
  by the office of the secretary of state [department] under Section
  521.101, Transportation Code, or a corresponding card or
  certificate issued by another state.
         SECTION 111.  Section 1956.062(c), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The dealer shall record the proposed seller's driver's
  license number or [department] personal identification certificate
  number on physical presentation of the license or personal
  identification certificate by the seller. The record must
  accompany the list.
         SECTION 112.  Section 2033.017(f), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (f)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an
  offense under Subsection (a) that the minor falsely represented the
  minor's age by displaying to the person an apparently valid Texas
  driver's license or identification card issued by the office
  [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] that
  contains a physical description consistent with the minor's
  appearance.
         SECTION 113.  Section 2402.107(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A transportation network company may not permit an
  individual to log in as a driver on the company's digital network if
  the individual:
               (1)  has been convicted in the three-year period
  preceding the issue date of the driving record obtained under
  Subsection (a)(3) of:
                     (A)  more than three offenses classified by the
  office [Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] as
  moving violations; or
                     (B)  one or more of the following offenses:
                           (i)  fleeing or attempting to elude a police
  officer under Section 545.421, Transportation Code;
                           (ii)  reckless driving under Section
  545.401, Transportation Code;
                           (iii)  driving without a valid driver's
  license under Section 521.025, Transportation Code; or
                           (iv)  driving with an invalid driver's
  license under Section 521.457, Transportation Code;
               (2)  has been convicted in the preceding seven-year
  period of any of the following:
                     (A)  driving while intoxicated under Section
  49.04 or 49.045, Penal Code;
                     (B)  use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony;
                     (C)  a felony crime involving property damage;
                     (D)  fraud;
                     (E)  theft;
                     (F)  an act of violence; or
                     (G)  an act of terrorism; or
               (3)  is found to be registered in the national sex
  offender public website maintained by the United States Department
  of Justice or a successor agency.
         SECTION 114.  Sections 11.43(f) and (m), Tax Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (f)  The comptroller, in prescribing the contents of the
  application form for each kind of exemption, shall ensure that the
  form requires an applicant to furnish the information necessary to
  determine the validity of the exemption claim. The form must
  require an applicant to provide the applicant's name and driver's
  license number, personal identification certificate number, or
  social security account number. If the applicant is a charitable
  organization with a federal tax identification number, the form
  must allow the applicant to provide the organization's federal tax
  identification number in lieu of a driver's license number,
  personal identification certificate number, or social security
  account number. The comptroller shall include on the forms a notice
  of the penalties prescribed by Section 37.10, Penal Code, for
  making or filing an application containing a false statement. The
  comptroller shall include, on application forms for exemptions that
  do not have to be claimed annually, a statement explaining that the
  application need not be made annually and that if the exemption is
  allowed, the applicant has a duty to notify the chief appraiser when
  the applicant's entitlement to the exemption ends. In this
  subsection:
               (1)  "Driver's license" has the meaning assigned that
  term by Section 521.001, Transportation Code.
               (2)  "Personal identification certificate" means a
  certificate issued by the office [Department] of the secretary of
  state [Public Safety] under Subchapter E, Chapter 521,
  Transportation Code.
         (m)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (k), a person who
  receives an exemption under Section 11.13, other than an exemption
  under Section 11.13(c) or (d) for an individual 65 years of age or
  older, in a tax year is entitled to receive an exemption under
  Section 11.13(c) or (d) for an individual 65 years of age or older
  in the next tax year on the same property without applying for the
  exemption if the person becomes 65 years of age in that next year as
  shown by:
               (1)  information in the records of the appraisal
  district that was provided to the appraisal district by the
  individual in an application for an exemption under Section 11.13
  on the property or in correspondence relating to the property; or
               (2)  the information provided by the office [Texas
  Department] of the secretary of state [Public Safety] to the
  appraisal district under Section 521.049, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 115.  The following laws are repealed:
               (1)  Article 102.022(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
               (2)  Section 20.066(b), Election Code; and
               (3)  Section 411.0085, Government Code.
         SECTION 116.  (a) This section applies to the following
  duties of the office of the secretary of state, as transferred by
  this Act:
               (1)  the issuance of driver's licenses under Chapters
  521 and 522, Transportation Code;
               (2)  the issuance of personal identification
  certificates under Chapter 521, Transportation Code;
               (3)  the issuance of election identification
  certificates under Chapter 521A, Transportation Code; and
               (4)  the registration of voters during the issuance or
  renewal of a driver's license or personal identification
  certificate.
         (b)  The Department of Public Safety shall contract with an
  institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003,
  Education Code, to conduct a study on the most effective use of
  available state and county resources, including personnel,
  property, and technology resources potentially available through
  the adoption of intergovernmental agreements, to perform the duties
  described by Subsection (a) of this section, prioritizing:
               (1)  customer service satisfaction, including reducing
  wait times for customers to be issued driver's licenses, personal
  identification certificates, and election identification
  certificates;
               (2)  accessibility for citizens of this state,
  including citizens residing in rural areas of this state, to
  facilities performing the duties described by Subsection (a) of
  this section; and
               (3)  administrative efficiency and cost savings.
         (c)  Not later than September 1, 2021, the Department of
  Public Safety shall begin the process of advertising or otherwise
  soliciting bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications for a
  contract with an institution of higher education, as defined by
  Section 61.003, Education Code, to conduct the study required by
  Subsection (b) of this section.
         (d)  Not later than March 1, 2022, the institution of higher
  education with which the Department of Public Safety contracts
  under Subsection (b) of this section shall submit to the department
  and the office of the secretary of state a report on the results of
  the study conducted under Subsection (b) of this section and any
  recommendations based on the study.
         (e)  The Department of Public Safety, the office of the
  secretary of state, and the county tax assessor-collectors in this
  state shall assist and provide input in the study conducted under
  Subsection (b) of this section.
         SECTION 117.  (a) Effective January 1, 2023, the powers and
  duties of the Department of Public Safety with regard to driver's
  licenses, personal identification certificates, and other
  miscellaneous programs, powers, and duties are transferred to the
  office of the secretary of state in accordance with this Act.
         (b)  Effective January 1, 2023, all rules of the Department
  of Public Safety relating to driver's licenses, personal
  identification certificates, and other miscellaneous programs,
  powers, and duties are continued in effect as rules of the office of
  the secretary of state until superseded by a rule of the office of
  the secretary of state. A license or certification issued by the
  Department of Public Safety relating to driver's licenses, personal
  identification certificates, and other miscellaneous programs,
  powers, and duties is continued in effect as provided by the law in
  effect immediately before the effective date of this Act. A
  complaint, investigation, contested case, or other proceeding
  relating to driver's licenses, personal identification
  certificates, and other miscellaneous programs, powers, and duties
  that is pending on the effective date of this Act is continued
  without change in status after the effective date of this Act. An
  activity conducted by the Department of Public Safety relating to
  driver's licenses, personal identification certificates, and other
  miscellaneous programs, powers, and duties is considered to be an
  activity conducted by the office of the secretary of state.
         (c)  On September 1, 2021, or as soon as is possible after
  that date, the public safety director of the Department of Public
  Safety shall adopt a comprehensive plan to ensure the smooth
  transition of all programs operated by the Department of Public
  Safety relating to driver's licenses, personal identification
  certificates, and other miscellaneous programs, powers, and duties
  before January 1, 2023, from the Department of Public Safety to the
  office of the secretary of state.
         (d)  As soon as practicable after the Department of Public
  Safety and the office of the secretary of state receive the report
  on the study conducted under Section 116 of this Act, the Department
  of Public Safety and the office of the secretary of state shall
  establish a work group to evaluate and revise, if necessary, the
  comprehensive plan under Subsection (c) of this section to reflect
  the recommendations made in the report that would provide for the
  smooth transition of the programs described by that subsection.
         SECTION 118.  Effective January 1, 2023:
               (1)  all money, contracts, leases, rights, property,
  records, and bonds and other obligations of the Department of
  Public Safety relating to driver's licenses, personal
  identification certificates, and other miscellaneous programs,
  powers, and duties are transferred to the office of the secretary of
  state; and
               (2)  an employee of the Department of Public Safety
  Driver License Division and any employee of the Department of
  Public Safety who primarily performs duties related to a power or
  duty transferred under this Act become employees of the office of
  the secretary of state.
         SECTION 119.  (a) The unobligated and unexpended balance of
  any appropriations made to the Department of Public Safety in
  connection with or relating to driver's licenses, personal
  identification certificates, or other programs, powers, or duties
  transferred under this Act, for the state fiscal biennium ending
  August 31, 2023, is transferred to the office of the secretary of
  state for the purpose of implementing the powers, duties,
  obligations, and rights of action transferred to that department
  under this Act.
         (b)  The Department of Public Safety shall continue, as
  necessary, to perform the duties and functions being transferred to
  the office of the secretary of state until the transfer of agency
  duties and functions is complete.
         SECTION 120.  (a) The secretary of state and the Public
  Safety Commission shall enter into or revise a joint memorandum of
  understanding to coordinate the office of the secretary of state's
  and the Department of Public Safety's information systems to allow
  for the sharing of information so that each entity may effectively
  and efficiently perform the functions and duties assigned to it.
  Neither the office of the secretary of state nor the Department of
  Public Safety may impose or collect a fee or charge in connection
  with the sharing of information under the joint memorandum of
  understanding entered into or revised under this section.
         (b)  The office of the secretary of state and the Department
  of Public Safety shall implement the joint memorandum of
  understanding using existing personnel and resources.
         (c)  Otherwise confidential information shared under the
  memorandum of understanding remains subject to the same
  confidentiality requirements and legal restrictions on access to
  the information that are imposed by law on the entity that
  originally obtained or collected the information.
         (d)  Information may be shared under the memorandum of
  understanding without the consent of the person who is the subject
  of the information.
         SECTION 121.  (a) In addition to the memorandum of
  understanding required by this Act, the secretary of state and the
  Public Safety Commission may enter into or revise one or more other
  joint memoranda of understanding necessary to effect the transfer
  of the powers and duties of the Department of Public Safety to the
  office of the secretary of state under this Act. A memorandum of
  understanding may include an agreement for the provision of office
  space, utilities, and other facility services; the need for
  full-time equivalent positions of the Department of Public Safety
  to provide support services in addition to the positions
  transferred to the office of the secretary of state under this Act;
  other support services; and the transfer of information technology
  as necessary or appropriate to effect the transfer of the powers and
  duties of the Department of Public Safety to the office of the
  secretary of state.
         (b)  Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of Section 120 of this Act
  apply to a memorandum of understanding entered into or revised
  under Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 122.  An employee of the office of the secretary of
  state employed by the office before the effective date of this Act
  may not be transferred to perform the duties described by Section
  116(a) of this Act. Only full-time equivalent positions for which
  the 87th Legislature made appropriations to the office for the
  purpose of administering those duties in S.B. No. 1 (General
  Appropriations Act) or similar legislation of the 87th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2021, may perform those duties.
         SECTION 123.  As soon as practicable after the effective
  date of this Act, the secretary of state shall adopt rules as
  necessary to implement Section 521.009, Transportation Code, as
  amended by this Act.
         SECTION 124.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act
  prevails over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2021, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in
  enacted codes.
         SECTION 125.  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.  
  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
  effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.