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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information that may be requested by the Department of |
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Public Safety from a person applying for or renewing a concealed |
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handgun license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 231.302, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), to [To] assist |
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in the administration of laws relating to child support enforcement |
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under Parts A and D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act |
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(42 U.S.C. Sections 601-617 and 651-669): |
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(1) each licensing authority shall request and each |
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applicant for a license shall provide the applicant's social |
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security number; |
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(2) each agency administering a contract that provides |
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for a payment of state funds shall request and each individual or |
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entity bidding on a state contract shall provide the individual's |
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or entity's social security number as required by Section 231.006[,
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Family Code]; and |
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(3) each agency administering a state-funded grant or |
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loan program shall request and each applicant for a grant or loan |
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shall provide the applicant's social security number as required by |
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Section 231.006[, Family Code]. |
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(c-1) For purposes of issuing a license to carry a concealed |
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handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, the |
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Department of Public Safety is not required to request, and an |
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applicant is not required to provide, the applicant's social |
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security number. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.174, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The department may not request or require an applicant |
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to provide the applicant's social security number as part of an |
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application under this section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 411.185, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The department may not request or require a license |
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holder to provide the license holder's social security number to |
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renew a license under this section. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for the issuance or renewal of a license to carry |
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a concealed handgun submitted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect when the application was submitted, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |