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House Bill 1757 |
House Author: Thompson et al. |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Van de Putte |
House Bill 1757 amends the Insurance Code to require the commissioner of insurance or, at the commissioner's discretion, a vendor under contract with the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to review a license examination for a limited or single lines insurance agent license if, during any 12-month period beginning on September 1 of a year, that examination shows an overall pass rate of less than 70 percent for first-time examinees. In addition, the bill requires TDI to collect certain demographic information from an individual taking the license examination and to compile an annual report based on the commissioner's review indicating whether there was any disparity in the pass rate based on such information. The bill authorizes the commissioner by rule to establish procedures as necessary to collect the demographic information and to ensure that the annual review is conducted and the resulting report prepared, and requires the commissioner to deliver the report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 1 of each year.