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DPS to propose its own Driver Responsibility "indigency" program alongside (instead of?) citizen petition

I'm headed up this morning for a meeting of the Texas Public Safety Commission to discuss the Driver Responsibility Program and Grits' recently submitted petition for rulemaking during their public comment period. (On good authority, I understand state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh of El Paso is coming to the meeting to talk to the Commission on the same topic.) I also had a conversation yesterday with DPS General Counsel Stuart Platt, who informed me that the agency would be unveiling its own, alternative Indigency rules today, though he would reveal no details and declined to forward me a draft copy ahead of time. He said the rules would be presented to the Commission during Item C under "Ongoing Business" on the PSC agenda, which is captioned:Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding the Drivers License Division-Driver Responsibility Program, to include discussion of the Vendor Management HQ-08-37 contract extension; Legislative intent for DRP implementation; possible action to develop an incentive, indigence, and amnesty program for drivers charged with DRP fees; and vendor results for collection under the contract...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 21, 2009 (boomark / email).