By: Blanco S.B. No. 2138               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to parking fees charged by public institutions of higher   education to persons with disabilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 681.007, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:           PARKING PRIVILEGES: VEHICLES DISPLAYING INTERNATIONAL   SYMBOL OF ACCESS.          (a)  A vehicle may be parked and is exempt from the payment of   a fee or penalty in the same manner as a vehicle that has displayed   on the vehicle special license plates issued under Section 504.201   or a disabled parking placard as provided by Section 681.006 if   there is displayed on the vehicle a license plate or placard that:                (1)  bears the international symbol of access; and                (2)  is issued by a state or by a state or province of a   foreign country to the owner or operator of the vehicle for the   transportation of a person with a disability.          (a-1)  A vehicle described by Subsection (a) may be parked   for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is   designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities on   the property of an institution of higher education, as defined by   Section 61.003, Education Code, regardless of whether a permit is   generally required for the use of the space or area. An institution   of higher education may require a vehicle described by Subsection   (a) to display a parking permit issued by the institution   specifically for the purpose of implementing this subsection, but   may not charge a fee for the permit. This subsection does not   entitle a person to park a vehicle described by Subsection (a) in a   parking space or area that has not been designated specifically for   persons with physical disabilities on the property of the   institution if the vehicle has not been granted or assigned a   parking permit required by the institution.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.