Tex.
Transp. Code Section 521.4265
Identification Fee Exemption Account
(a)
The identification fee exemption account is created as an account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury. The fund consists of grants and donations made to the department for the purposes of this section, including donations received under Sections 521.008 (Voluntary Contributions) and 522.0295 (Voluntary Contributions). The department shall administer the account. Money in the account may be appropriated for the purposes of Subsection (b).(b)
From the money in the identification fee exemption account the department shall:(1)
request that the comptroller transfer to the Texas Workforce Commission amounts sufficient to cover the cost of implementing the program under Section 521.168 (Payment of Fees for Certain Foster and Homeless Children and Youths), including amounts sufficient for the payment by the Texas Workforce Commission of:(A)
fees to entities other than the department; and(B)
the Texas Workforce Commission’s implementation costs; and(2)
for each exemption granted under Section 521.1015 (Personal Identification Certificate Issued to Foster Child or Youth or Homeless Child or Youth), 521.1016 (Personal Identification Certificate Issued to Victims and Children of Victims of Dating or Family Violence), or 521.1811 (Waiver of Fees for Foster Child or Youth, Homeless Child or Youth, or Victim or Child of Victim of Dating or Family Violence), deposit to the credit of the Texas mobility fund an amount that is equal to the amount of the waived fee that would otherwise be deposited to the mobility fund.(c)
The department may not:(1)
request a transfer under Subsection (b)(1) if the balance of the account for the fiscal year is less than three times the amount expended in the previous fiscal year for the waivers provided by Sections 521.1015 (Personal Identification Certificate Issued to Foster Child or Youth or Homeless Child or Youth)(e) and 521.1811 (Waiver of Fees for Foster Child or Youth, Homeless Child or Youth, or Victim or Child of Victim of Dating or Family Violence); or(2)
grant an exemption under Section 521.1015 (Personal Identification Certificate Issued to Foster Child or Youth or Homeless Child or Youth), 521.1016 (Personal Identification Certificate Issued to Victims and Children of Victims of Dating or Family Violence), or 521.1811 (Waiver of Fees for Foster Child or Youth, Homeless Child or Youth, or Victim or Child of Victim of Dating or Family Violence) if money is not available in the identification fee exemption account to meet the requirements of Subsection (b)(2).(d)
The department, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission, by rule shall establish a process by which transfers are made under Subsection (b).
Source:
Section 521.4265 — Identification Fee Exemption Account, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm#521.4265 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
