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Senate Bill 562 |
Senate Author: Carona |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia |
Senate Bill 562 amends the Occupations Code to expand and clarify the polygraph-related activities in which a person is prohibited from engaging unless the person holds a polygraph examiner license, to revise the qualifications for such a license, and to waive license requirements for an applicant who has certain polygraph-related service, training, or experience while serving in the military or while employed by the federal government, or has a combination of education and experience determined to be substantially equivalent to the statutory qualifications for a polygraph examiner license. The bill removes the authorization for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to recognize, prepare, or implement continuing education programs for polygraph trainees; makes participation in a continuing education program mandatory, rather than voluntary, for polygraph examiners; and requires the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation by rule to provide continuing education requirements for polygraph examiner license holders. The bill authorizes the commission to adopt rules to identify other instruments and instrumentation requirements that are acceptable for use by a polygraph examiner in Texas.