Call to Order

1. Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum

2. Pledges of Allegiance - U.S. and Texas

3. Chair's Reports - Chairman Treviño
A. Introduction of New Board Member - Joel Richardson
B. Chair's Annual Report to Governor on State of Affairs 2019

4. Executive Director's Reports - Whitney Brewster
Awards, Recognition of Years of Service, and Announcements

Item 5

Memorandum of Understanding between Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention
Authority (MVCPA) and Texas Department of Motor Vehicles - MVCPA
Chairman Hansen and Bryan Wilson

Item 6

CONTESTED CASE
Reversed and Remanded from the Third Court of Appeals to the Board for
proceedings consistent with the appellate opinion (i.e. Reconsideration of
the Board's August 17, 2017, Final Order) under Occupations Code,
§§2301.467(a)(1), 2301.468, and 2301.478(b). Third Court of Appeals No.
03-17-00761-CV, Removed from the 201st District Court of Travis County,
Cause No. D-1-GN-17-005912, SOAH Docket No. 608-14-1208.LIC,
MVD Docket No. 14-0006 LIC; New World Car Nissan, Inc. d/b/a World Car
Hyundai, World Car Nissan, and New World Car Imports, San Antonio, Inc.,
d/b/a World Car Hyundai, Complainants v. Hyundai Motor America,
Respondent - Daniel Avitia and Michelle Lingo

Item 7

RULES - ADOPTIONS
Chapter 215, Motor Vehicle Distribution - Daniel Avitia
Amendments, §215.133
Repeal, §215.102
New, §215.161
(Relating to:
• HB 1667, allowing independent motor vehicle general distinguishing number
license holders to perform certain salvage related activities without holding a
salvage dealer's license;
• HB 3842, requiring a separate general distinguishing number for most
consignment locations; and
• SB 604, eliminating representative licenses and adding licensing education and
training requirements for independent motor vehicle dealers)
(Proposal Published August 23, 2019 - 44 Tex. Reg. 4462)
(Review by the Office of the Governor, Regulatory Compliance Division;
submission November 22, 2019; comment period closed December 27, 2019)

Item 8

Chapter 217, Vehicle Titles and Registration - Jeremiah Kuntz
Amendments, §§217.2, 217.45, and 217.46
(Relating to:
• HB 1548, establishing procedure for issuance of license plates to golf
carts and off-highway vehicles, charging a fee, and updating statutory citations;
• HB 1755, classification and operation of sand rails;
• HB 3068, use of certain license plates on classic motor vehicles and travel
trailers, custom vehicles, street rods, and certain exhibition vehicles; use of
embossed disabled veterans' license plates on certain vehicles; and
• HB 3171, classification and operation of mopeds)
(Proposal Published August 30, 2019 - 44 Tex. Reg. 4467)
(Review by the Office of the Governor, Regulatory Compliance Division;
submission November 22, 2019; comment period closed December 27, 2019)

Item 9

Chapter 217, Vehicle Titles and Registration - Jeremiah Kuntz
Amendments, §217.40
New, §217.16
(Relating to HB 3842, new Transportation Code, §501.0236, Issuance of Title and
Permits When Dealer Goes Out of Business; waiving certain fees)
(Proposal Published August 30, 2019 - 44 Tex. Reg. 4680)
(Review by the Office of the Governor, Regulatory Compliance Division;
submission November 22, 2019; comment period closed December 27, 2019)

Item 10

Chapter 217, Vehicle Titles and Registration - Jeremiah Kuntz and Tim Menke
New, §§217.76-217.78
(Relating to suspension or denial of access to the Registration and Title System)
(Proposal Published October 18, 2019 - 44 Tex. Reg. 6018)

Item 11

New, Chapter 223, Compliance and Investigations Division - Tim Menke
(Relating to county tax assessor-collector reporting of suspected fraud, waste, or
abuse and implementation of Sunset Advisory Commission's Recommendation 2.2)
(Proposal Published October 18, 2019 - 44 Tex. Reg. 6021)

Item 12

Committee Appointments
A. Board Committee - Chairman Treviño
B. Advisory Committees - Whitney Brewster

Item 13

Vehicle Titles and Registration Advisory Committee (VTRAC)
Recommendations Regarding Digital License Plates Rules - Vehicle
Titles and Registration Division and First Vice Chair Shay Luedeke

Item 14B

FY 2020 Six-Month Audit Plan - Sandra Menjivar-Suddeath

Item 18

Public Comment

Executive Session

EXECUTIVE SESSION
16. The Board may enter into closed session under one or more of the following
provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter 551:
• Section 551.071 - Consultation with and advice from legal counsel regarding:
- pending or contemplated litigation, or a settlement offer;
- a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the government body under the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas
clearly conflicts with Government Code, Chapter 551; or
- any item on this agenda.
• Section 551.074 - Personnel matters.
- Discussion relating to the appointment, employment, evaluation,
reassignment, duties, discipline, and dismissal of personnel.
- Discussion relating to TxDMV dispute resolution process and recent EEOC
complaints and internal Civil Rights Office complaints.
• Section 551.076 - Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits;
Closed Meeting.
- the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security
personnel or devices; or
- a security audit.
• Section 551.089 - Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits;
Closed Meeting.
- security assessments or deployments relating to information resources
technology;
- network security information as described by Section 2059.055(b); or
- the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security
personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices.

Item 17

Action Items from Executive Session

Items 15 & 19

15. ASSEMBLED VEHICLES RULES - PUBLIC HEARING (1:00 P.M.)
Public hearing to receive spoken and written comments on proposed
amendments to 43 TAC §§217.3, 217.141-217.143 and new §§217.401-217.407.
- The proposal was published in the December 20, 2019 issue of the
Texas Register (44 Tex. Reg. 7866).
- It is not necessary to attend or speak at the meeting to have your comments in
the record. As part of the hearing, emailed comments will be accepted if
received between 8:00 and 5:00 pm on February 6, 2020. Comments can be
emailed to rules@txdmv.gov.
- A person speaking before the board at the public hearing will be given an
opportunity to speak for a maximum of three minutes. Organizations,
associations, or groups are encouraged to present their commonly held views,
and same or similar comments, through a representative member where
possible.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
16. The Board may enter into closed session under one or more of the following
provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter 551:
• Section 551.071 - Consultation with and advice from legal counsel regarding:
- pending or contemplated litigation, or a settlement offer;
- a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the government body under the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas
clearly conflicts with Government Code, Chapter 551; or
- any item on this agenda.

19. Adjournment