89R10139 AJZ-D
	By: Craddick	H.B. No. 3033

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to a grant program for nonprofit organizations supporting
	the Department of Public Safety; authorizing voluntary
	contributions.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,
	is amended by adding Section 521.012 to read as follows:
	Sec. 521.012.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR
	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
	(a) When a person applies for an original or renewal driver's
	license or personal identification certificate under this chapter,
	the person may contribute $3 or more to the grant program for
	nonprofit organizations supporting the Department of Public Safety
	established under Section 411.013, Government Code.
	(b)  The department shall:
	(1)  include space on the first page of each
	application for an original or renewal driver's license or personal
	identification certificate that allows a person applying for an
	original or renewal driver's license or personal identification
	certificate to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily
	contributing to the grant program; and
	(2)  provide an opportunity for the person to
	contribute to the grant program during the application process for
	an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification
	certificate on the department's Internet website.
	(c)  The department shall send any contribution made under
	this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the
	nonprofit organizations supporting the Department of Public Safety
	account established under Section 411.013, Government Code, 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.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 522, Transportation Code,
	is amended by adding Section 522.0297 to read as follows:
	Sec. 522.0297.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR
	NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
	(a) When a person applies for an original or renewal commercial
	driver's license under this chapter, the person may contribute $3
	or more to the grant program for nonprofit organizations supporting
	the Department of Public Safety established under Section 411.013,
	Government Code.
	(b)  The department shall:
	(1)  include space on the first page of each
	application for an original or renewal commercial driver's license
	that allows a person applying for an original or renewal commercial
	driver's license to indicate the amount that the person is
	voluntarily contributing to the grant program; and
	(2)  provide an opportunity for the person to
	contribute to the grant program during the application process for
	an original or renewal commercial driver's license on the
	department's Internet website.
	(c)  The department shall send any contribution made under
	this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the
	nonprofit organizations supporting the Department of Public Safety
	account established under Section 411.013, Government Code, 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.
	SECTION 3.  Section 411.013, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
	(d)  The department shall establish and administer a grant
	program for and shall disburse funds to nonprofit organizations
	that provide support to the department, including support for
	employees of the department.  Grant funds may be used only for
	providing support to the department.  The department shall
	establish:
	(1)  grant application procedures;
	(2)  guidelines relating to grant amounts; and
	(3)  criteria for evaluating grant applications.
	(e)  The nonprofit organizations supporting the Department
	of Public Safety account is created as a dedicated account in the
	general revenue fund of the state treasury.  Money in the account
	may be appropriated only to the department for purposes of the grant
	program established under Subsection (d).  Funds distributed under
	Subsection (d) are subject to audit by the comptroller.
	SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
	a person who applies for an original or renewal driver's license,
	commercial driver's license, or personal identification
	certificate on or after January 1, 2026.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.