BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        S.B. 1150
                                                      By: Shapiro
                                             Economic Development
                                                          4- 6-95
                                     Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

A number of large Texas companies have employees who are risk
management claims adjusters. These employees are licensed in Texas
with the Department of Insurance as claims adjusters. These
employees are often required to work in other states where company
facilities are located and are required to be licensed as
nonresident adjusters in those states.

Licensed claims adjusters in Texas are subject to continuing
education requirements. Texas claims adjusters are also subject to
continuing education requirements in those states where they are
licensed as nonresident claims adjusters. However, because Texas
has no reciprocity for continuing education, Texas claims adjusters
do not receive credit in other states for continuing education
completed in Texas. Therefore, Texas adjusters are forced to
complete continuing education requirements in each state in which
they are licensed as a nonresident adjuster.

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1150 authorizes the commissioner of insurance to
waive any continuing education requirement for a nonresident
adjuster with a valid license from another state having continuing
education requirements substantially equivalent to those of this
state.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter 7A, Article 21.07-4, Insurance Code,
by adding Subsection (d), to authorize the commissioner of
insurance to waive any continuing education requirement for a
nonresident adjuster with a valid license from another state having
continuing education requirements substantially equivalent to those
of this state.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1995.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
           Effective date: upon passage.