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	Amend Floor Amendment No. 180 by Y. Davis to CSHB 300 by 
adding the appropriately numbered item:
	(____) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION and 
renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____.____.  Section 504.201, Transportation Code, 
is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (i) to 
read as follows:
	(d)  Subject to Subsection (i), the [The] initial 
application for specialty license plates under this section must be 
accompanied by a written statement from a physician who is licensed 
to practice medicine in this state or in a state adjacent to this 
state or who is authorized by applicable law to practice medicine in 
a hospital or other health facility of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs.  If the applicant has a mobility problem caused by a 
disorder of the foot, the written statement may be issued by a 
person licensed to practice podiatry in this state or a state 
adjacent to this state.  In this subsection, "podiatry" has the 
meaning assigned by Section 681.001.  The statement must certify 
that the person making the application or on whose behalf the 
application is made is legally blind or has a mobility problem that 
substantially impairs the person's ability to ambulate.  The 
statement must also certify whether a mobility problem is temporary 
or permanent.  A written statement is not required as acceptable 
medical proof if:
		(1)  the person with a disability:                                            
			(A)  has had a limb, hand, or foot amputated; or                             
			(B)  must use a wheelchair; and                                              
		(2)  the applicant and the county assessor-collector 
processing the application execute an affidavit attesting to the 
person's disability.
	(i)  If the initial application for specialty license plates 
under this section is made by or on behalf of a person with a 
mobility problem that substantially impairs the person's ability to 
ambulate, the written statement required by Subsection (d) may be 
issued by a person licensed to practice chiropractic in this state 
or a state adjacent to this state.  In this subsection, 
"chiropractic" has the meaning assigned by Section 201.002, 
Occupations Code.
	SECTION 2.  Section 681.003, Transportation Code, is amended 
by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as 
follows:
	(c)  Subject to Subsections [Subsection] (e) and (f), the 
first application must be accompanied by a notarized written 
statement or written prescription of a physician licensed to 
practice medicine in this state or a state adjacent to this state, 
or authorized by applicable law to practice medicine in a hospital 
or other health facility of the Veterans Administration, certifying 
and providing evidence acceptable to the department that the person 
making the application or on whose behalf the application is made is 
legally blind or has a mobility problem that substantially impairs 
the person's ability to ambulate.  The statement or prescription 
must include a certification of whether the disability is temporary 
or permanent and information acceptable to the department to 
determine the type of disabled parking placard for which the 
applicant is eligible.  The department shall determine a person's 
eligibility based on evidence provided by the applicant 
establishing legal blindness or mobility impairment.
	(f)  If a first application for a disabled parking placard 
under this section is made by or on behalf of a person with a 
mobility problem that substantially impairs the person's ability to 
ambulate, the notarized written statement or written prescription 
required by Subsection (c) may be issued by a person licensed to 
practice chiropractic in this state or a state adjacent to this 
state.  In this subsection, "chiropractic" has the meaning assigned 
by Section 201.002, Occupations Code.