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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of sickle cell disease awareness specialty |
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license plates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.671 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.671. SICKLE CELL DISEASE AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES. |
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(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that |
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include the words "Sickle Cell Matters" and an image of the burgundy |
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sickle cell ribbon. The department shall design the plates in |
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consultation with the Sickle Cell Association of Houston. |
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(b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates |
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shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the |
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comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money |
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deposited to that account may be used only by Texas Southern |
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University to make grants to a nonprofit organization that has a |
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history of providing services to persons with sickle cell disease |
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for the purpose of providing those services. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3394 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3394 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |