85R17009 BEE-F     By: Bernal, Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 862     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 862:     By:  Morrison C.S.H.B. No. 862       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a waiver of fees for foster care and homeless youth for   driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 521.1015 to read as follows:          Sec. 521.1015.  WAIVER OF FEES FOR FOSTER CARE AND HOMELESS   YOUTH. A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the   issuance of a personal identification certificate, as provided   under this chapter, if that person is:                (1)  younger than 18 years of age and in the managing   conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective   Services;                (2)  at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years   of age, and resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is   paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services; or                (3)  a homeless child or youth, as defined by 42 U.S.C.   Section 11434a.          SECTION 2.  Section 521.1811, Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 521.1811.  WAIVER OF FEES FOR FOSTER CARE AND HOMELESS   YOUTH. A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the   issuance of a driver's license, as provided under this chapter, if   that person is:                (1)  younger than 18 years of age and in the managing   conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective   Services; [or]                (2)  at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years   of age, and resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is   paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services; or                (3)  a homeless child or youth, as defined by 42 U.S.C.   Section 11434a.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.