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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the renewal of certain expired certificates issued by |
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the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 419.0341, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) If the person's certificate has been expired for more |
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than five years [one year or longer], the person may not renew the |
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certificate. The person may obtain a new certificate by submitting |
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to the proficiency examination or repeating the requirements and |
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procedures for obtaining an original certificate. The commission |
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shall charge a fee to cover the cost of administering the |
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proficiency examination. |
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(e-1) If the person's certificate has been expired for more |
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than one year but not more than five years, the person may renew the |
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certificate in accordance with rules established by the commission. |
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The commission by rule shall establish: |
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(1) a system for renewing a certificate under this |
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subsection; |
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(2) a list of criteria a person must satisfy to renew a |
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certificate under this subsection; and |
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(3) a fee for renewing a certificate under this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a certificate that expires in accordance with rules adopted by the |
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Texas Commission on Fire Protection under Section 419.033, |
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Government Code, on or after January 1, 2024. A certificate that |
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expires before January 1, 2024, is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2024, the Texas |
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Commission on Fire Protection shall adopt rules providing for the |
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renewal of a certificate under Section 419.0341(e-1), Government |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |