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AN ACT
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relating to certification of a person in certain counties as |
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eligible for disabled parking privileges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 681.003, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Subject to Subsections [Subsection] (e) and (f), the |
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first application must be accompanied by a notarized written |
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statement or written prescription of a physician licensed to |
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practice medicine in this state or a state adjacent to this state, |
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or authorized by applicable law to practice medicine in a hospital |
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or other health facility of the United States Department of |
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Veterans Affairs [Administration], certifying and providing |
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evidence acceptable to the department that the person making the |
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application or on whose behalf the application is made is legally |
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blind or has a mobility problem that substantially impairs the |
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person's ability to ambulate. The statement or prescription must |
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include a certification of whether the disability is temporary or |
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permanent and information acceptable to the department to determine |
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the type of disabled parking placard for which the applicant is |
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eligible. The department shall determine a person's eligibility |
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based on evidence provided by the applicant establishing legal |
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blindness or mobility impairment. |
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(f) This subsection applies only to the first application |
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for a disabled parking placard submitted by a person who resides in |
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a county with a population of 125,000 or less. The notarized |
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written statement or prescription may be issued by: |
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(1) a person acting under the delegation and |
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supervision of a licensed physician in conformance with Subchapter |
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B, Chapter 157, Occupations Code; or |
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(2) a physician assistant licensed to practice in this |
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state acting as the agent of a licensed physician under Section |
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204.202(e), Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1984 passed the Senate on |
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May 12, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1984 passed the House on |
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May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |