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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to administrative procedures in the architectural |
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barriers program at the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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Regulation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 469.058(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission or executive director may impose an |
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administrative penalty under Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Occupations |
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Code, on a building owner for a violation of this chapter or a rule |
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adopted under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 469.106(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
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the commission shall require complete compliance with the standards |
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and specifications adopted by the commission under this chapter |
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that apply specifically to a building or facility occupied by a |
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state agency involved in extending direct services to persons with |
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mobility impairments. Those standards and specifications also |
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apply to a building or facility occupied by the Health and Human |
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Services Commission [Texas Rehabilitation Commission]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 469.058(c) and Section 469.059(c), |
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Government Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act do not affect |
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the validity of a disciplinary action or other proceeding that was |
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initiated before September 1, 2023, and that is pending on |
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September 1, 2023. A disciplinary action that is pending on |
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September 1, 2023, is governed by the law in effect immediately |
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before September 1, 2023, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |