(a) When a person applies for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial driver’s license under this chapter, the person may contribute $1 or more to the following:
(1) the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund created under Section 692A.020, Health and Safety Code, to be used for the purposes of the nonprofit organization administering the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry under Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code;
(2) the fund for veterans’ assistance established under § 434.017, Government Code;
(3) the evidence testing account established under § 772.00716, Government Code, to be used for the purposes of the evidence testing grant program established under § 772.00715, Government Code;
(4) the Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program established under § 91.027, Human Resources Code; or
(5) the identification fee exemption account established under § 521.4265.
(b) The department shall:
(1) include space on the first page of each application for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial driver’s license that allows a person applying for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial driver’s license to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the designated fund, account, or program, as applicable; and
(2) provide an opportunity for the person to contribute to the designated fund, account, or program, as applicable, during the application process for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial driver’s license on the department’s Internet website.

Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 522.0295

  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The department shall remit any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the designated fund, account, or program, as applicable, not later than the 14th day of each month. Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section, not to exceed five percent of the money collected under this section.
(d) The organization described by Subsection (a)(1) shall submit an annual report to the director of the department that includes the total dollar amount of contributions received by the organization under this section.

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