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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic system for occupational licensing |
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transactions administered by the Department of Information |
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Resources. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.353(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall administer a common electronic |
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system using the Internet through which a licensing entity can |
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electronically: |
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(1) send occupational licenses and other documents to |
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persons regulated by the licensing entity and to the public; |
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(2) receive applications for occupational licenses |
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and other documents for filing from persons regulated by the |
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licensing entity and from the public, including documents that can |
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be electronically signed if necessary; [and] |
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(3) receive required payments from persons regulated |
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by the licensing entity and from the public; and |
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(4) track the status of a license holder or applicant, |
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including disciplinary information, in a manner that is not |
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accessible to the public. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2054.353(d), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |