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AN ACT
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relating to the prevention of automobile burglary and theft. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6, Article 4413(37), Revised Statutes, |
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is amended by adding Subsections (j) and (k) to read as follows: |
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(j) The authority shall: |
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(1) develop and use standard performance measures for |
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each category of grants provided by the authority in order to assess |
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grantee success in achieving the purposes of this article; and |
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(2) ensure that grants are used to help increase: |
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(A) the recovery rate of stolen motor vehicles; |
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(B) the clearance rate of motor vehicle |
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burglaries and thefts; and |
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(C) the number of persons arrested for motor |
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vehicle burglary and theft. |
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(k) The authority shall allocate grant funds primarily |
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based on the number of motor vehicles stolen in, or the motor |
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vehicle burglary or theft rate across, the state rather than based |
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on geographic distribution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7(a), Article 4413(37), Revised |
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Statutes, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The authority shall develop and implement a plan of |
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operation. The plan of operation must be updated biennially and |
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filed with the legislature on or before December 1 of each |
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even-numbered year. |
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SECTION 3. Section 9(a), Article 4413(37), Revised |
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Statutes, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Department of Public Safety may administer |
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[authority shall develop] a statewide motor vehicle registration |
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program [to be administered by the Department of Public Safety]. |
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This section applies only if the Department of Public Safety |
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administers the program. |
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SECTION 4. Section 9, Article 4413(37), Revised Statutes, |
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is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The Department of Public Safety shall collect data |
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regarding theft rates and types of motor vehicles enrolled in the |
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program, the recovery rate for stolen motor vehicles enrolled in |
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the program, and the clearance rate of burglaries and thefts of |
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motor vehicles enrolled in the program. |
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SECTION 5. Section 10, Article 4413(37), Revised Statutes, |
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is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) An insurer shall pay to the authority a fee equal to $2 |
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[$1] multiplied by the total number of motor vehicle years of |
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insurance for insurance policies delivered, issued for delivery, or |
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renewed by the insurer. The fee shall be paid not later than: |
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(1) March 1 of each year for a policy issued, |
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delivered, or renewed from July 1 through December 31 of the |
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previous calendar year; and |
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(2) August 1 of each year for a policy issued, |
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delivered, or renewed from January 1 through June 30 of that year. |
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(e) Fifty percent of each fee collected under Subsection (b) |
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may be appropriated only to the authority for the purposes of this |
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article. |
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SECTION 6. Sections 6(j) and (k), Article 4413(37), Revised |
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Statutes, as added by this Act, apply only in relation to a grant |
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for which the notice of funds availability or of funding |
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opportunity is made public on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 7. |
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The changes in law made by Section 10, Article |
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4413(37), Revised Statutes, as amended by this Act, apply only to an |
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insurance policy issued, delivered, or renewed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An insurance policy issued, delivered, |
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or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the insurance policy was issued, |
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delivered, or renewed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1541 was passed by the House on April |
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21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1541 on May 27, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 112, Nays 28, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1541 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |