By West H.B. No. 2412
74R7321 JMM-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the regulation of sociological practitioners; providing
1-3 a penalty.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1-6 SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
1-7 (1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Examiners of
1-8 Sociologists.
1-9 (2) "Board of health" means the Texas Board of Health.
1-10 (3) "Certified sociological practitioner" means an
1-11 individual certified by the board as:
1-12 (A) a sociological practitioner; or
1-13 (B) a certified professional sociological
1-14 practitioner.
1-15 (4) "Department" means the Texas Department of Health.
1-16 ARTICLE 2. ADMINISTRATION
1-17 SECTION 2.01. BOARD. (a) The Texas Board of Examiners of
1-18 Sociologists consists of nine members appointed by the governor as
1-19 follows:
1-20 (1) three members who are engaged in the practice of
1-21 sociology;
1-22 (2) three members who are professional educators in
1-23 sociology; and
1-24 (3) three members who are representatives of the
2-1 general public.
2-2 (b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard
2-3 to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national
2-4 origin of the appointees.
2-5 (c) The board is subject to Chapters 551 and 2001,
2-6 Government Code.
2-7 SECTION 2.02. SUNSET PROVISION. The board is subject to
2-8 Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued
2-9 in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished
2-10 and this Act expires September 1, 2007.
2-11 SECTION 2.03. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board
2-12 hold office for staggered terms of six years. Three members' terms
2-13 expire February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
2-14 (b) If a vacancy occurs during a term, the governor shall
2-15 appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications for the vacated
2-16 office to fill the unexpired part of the term.
2-17 SECTION 2.04. OFFICERS. The board shall elect a chair and
2-18 vice chair from the board's members. The chair and vice chair
2-19 shall serve as provided by board rule.
2-20 SECTION 2.05. COMPENSATION. A member of the board is not
2-21 entitled to compensation for serving on the board. A member is
2-22 entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by the
2-23 General Appropriations Act.
2-24 SECTION 2.06. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall meet at least
2-25 semiannually.
2-26 (b) The board may meet at other times at the call of the
2-27 chair or as provided by board rule.
3-1 SECTION 2.07. RESTRICTIONS ON APPOINTMENT, MEMBERSHIP, AND
3-2 EMPLOYMENT. (a) A member of the board or an employee of the
3-3 department who performs functions for the board may not:
3-4 (1) be an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a
3-5 trade association in the field of sociology or a related mental
3-6 health field;
3-7 (2) be related within the second degree by affinity or
3-8 within the third degree by consanguinity to a person who is an
3-9 officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the
3-10 field of sociology or a related mental health field; or
3-11 (3) communicate directly or indirectly with a party or
3-12 a representative of a party to a proceeding pending before the
3-13 board if the member or employee is assigned to make a decision, a
3-14 finding of fact, or a conclusion of law in the proceeding, unless
3-15 notice and an opportunity to participate are given to each party to
3-16 the proceeding.
3-17 (b) A public member of the board or the spouse of a public
3-18 member may not be or have been related to a person within the
3-19 second degree by affinity or the third degree by consanguinity who
3-20 has, other than as a consumer, a financial interest in the field of
3-21 sociology or a related mental health field.
3-22 (c) A person may not serve as a member of the board or act
3-23 as general counsel to the board if the person is required to
3-24 register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because
3-25 of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a
3-26 profession related to the operation of the board.
3-27 SECTION 2.08. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a ground
4-1 for removal from the board that a member:
4-2 (1) does not have at the time of appointment the
4-3 qualifications required for appointment to the board;
4-4 (2) does not maintain, during service on the board,
4-5 the qualifications required for appointment to the board;
4-6 (3) violates a prohibition established by Section 2.07
4-7 of this Act;
4-8 (4) cannot discharge the member's duties for a
4-9 substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed
4-10 because of illness or disability; or
4-11 (5) is absent from more than half of the regularly
4-12 scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend
4-13 during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority
4-14 vote of the board.
4-15 (b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected
4-16 by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board
4-17 member exists.
4-18 (c) If the executive director of the board has knowledge
4-19 that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director
4-20 shall notify the chair of the board of the ground. The chair shall
4-21 then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal
4-22 exists.
4-23 SECTION 2.09. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.
4-24 (a) The board shall prepare information of public interest
4-25 describing the functions of the board and the procedures by which
4-26 complaints are filed with and resolved by the board. The board
4-27 shall make the information available to the public and appropriate
5-1 state agencies.
5-2 (b) The board shall keep an information file about each
5-3 complaint filed with the board that the board has authority to
5-4 resolve. If a written complaint is filed with the board that the
5-5 board has authority to resolve, the board, at least quarterly and
5-6 until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties
5-7 to the complaint of the status of the complaint.
5-8 (c) The board shall develop and implement policies that
5-9 provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before
5-10 the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the
5-11 board.
5-12 SECTION 2.10. FEES; FUND. (a) The board of health shall by
5-13 rule adopt fees for certification, certification renewal,
5-14 examination, and other administrative expenses under this Act.
5-15 (b) The board of health shall set fees in amounts that are
5-16 reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this
5-17 Act.
5-18 (c) The sociologist certification account is created in the
5-19 general revenue fund and may be used only by the board of health
5-20 and the department in the administration of this Act. Fees
5-21 received by the department under this Act shall be deposited in the
5-22 general revenue fund to the credit of the account.
5-23 (d) The salaries and reimbursements paid by the department
5-24 shall be comparable to those prescribed in the General
5-25 Appropriations Act for persons holding comparable positions. The
5-26 general rules of the General Appropriations Act apply to the
5-27 expenditure of funds under this section. The board of health and
6-1 department may apply the funds covered by this section to replenish
6-2 other budget items to the extent that funds were directed from
6-3 those items to facilitate certification of sociologists before fees
6-4 were available to do so.
6-5 SECTION 2.11. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The
6-6 board may adopt rules for the board's own procedures.
6-7 (b) The board shall propose rules relating to certification
6-8 requirements for sociologists for consideration by the board of
6-9 health.
6-10 (c) Based on rules adopted by the board of health, the board
6-11 shall determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for
6-12 certification under this Act.
6-13 (d) The board shall adopt a code of professional ethics for
6-14 persons certified under this Act.
6-15 (e) On or before February 1 of each year, the board shall
6-16 present a written report to the governor and the presiding officer
6-17 of each house of the legislature that describes the activities of
6-18 the board and details the disposition of all funds received and
6-19 disbursed by the board during the preceding year.
6-20 SECTION 2.12. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; PERSONNEL. (a) The
6-21 commissioner of health shall appoint an executive director for the
6-22 board after consultation with the board members. The executive
6-23 director must be an employee of the department.
6-24 (b) The executive director shall administer the
6-25 certification activities conducted under this Act as directed by
6-26 the board or the commissioner of health.
6-27 (c) The basic personnel and necessary facilities required to
7-1 administer this Act shall be designated by the commissioner of
7-2 health and made available to the board for the efficient
7-3 administration of the board's duties. The department shall secure
7-4 by agreement services that are necessary and provide for
7-5 compensation for those services. The department may employ and
7-6 compensate, within available appropriations, professional
7-7 consultants, technical assistants, and employees on a full-time or
7-8 part-time basis as necessary to administer this Act.
7-9 ARTICLE 3. CERTIFICATION
7-10 SECTION 3.01. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. A person may not use
7-11 the title "certified sociological practitioner" or "certified
7-12 professional sociological practitioner" or any other title that
7-13 implies that the person is certified in sociology unless the person
7-14 holds a certificate under this Act, is authorized by law to perform
7-15 sociology within the course and scope of another license issued
7-16 under the laws of this state, or is exempt under Section 3.03 of
7-17 this Act.
7-18 SECTION 3.02. SCOPE OF PRACTICE. (a) Services provided by
7-19 a certified sociological practitioner or certified professional
7-20 sociological practitioner include the application of sociological
7-21 perspectives, methods, and research models to the analysis and
7-22 design of interventions for effective change and to produce greater
7-23 effectiveness at any level of an organization including businesses,
7-24 government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or small group
7-25 settings.
7-26 (b) A certified sociological practitioner may make social
7-27 assessments and formal evaluations of interactional patterns and
8-1 social situations to arrive at judgments that allow the
8-2 practitioner to offer techniques, schemes, and strategies for
8-3 intervention to facilitate change at any level of social
8-4 organization. A certified sociological practitioner may also
8-5 employ sociological perspectives and methods to assist in
8-6 problem-solving.
8-7 (c) A certified professional sociological practitioner is a
8-8 research specialist who produces information useful in resolving
8-9 problems for government, industry, and others. The practice
8-10 includes the research model of formulating and testing options and
8-11 the research model of assessment and evaluation. Using these
8-12 techniques, a certified professional sociological practitioner may
8-13 assist with program planning, policy implementation and
8-14 formulation, social impact analysis, and needs assessments at the
8-15 macro and micro levels of an organization.
8-16 (d) Problems addressed by certified sociological
8-17 practitioners and certified professional sociological practitioners
8-18 are interventions directed at empowering groups and individuals to
8-19 implement changes in social roles and status to achieve greater
8-20 involvement with the environment of each group or individual.
8-21 These practitioners also investigate and inform groups and
8-22 individuals about social forces and factors that affect
8-23 individuals' lives, including social structure, social change, and
8-24 shared beliefs.
8-25 (e) A certified sociological practitioner holding only a
8-26 baccalaureate may offer sociological services only as an employee
8-27 of an exempt agency, for a certified professional sociological
9-1 practitioner holding a master's degree or doctoral degree, or in an
9-2 employment situation in which the practitioner is employed
9-3 full-time by an agency or institution approved by the board. An
9-4 affidavit of supervision must be on file with the board at all
9-5 times with regard to a certified sociological practitioner.
9-6 SECTION 3.03. EXEMPTIONS. The certification requirements of
9-7 this Act do not apply to:
9-8 (1) the activities of a student, intern, or trainee in
9-9 sociology in connection with a recognized course of study in
9-10 sociology at an accredited institution of higher education or other
9-11 training institution, if the activities constitute a part of the
9-12 course of study and the person is designated by a title including
9-13 "sociological intern";
9-14 (2) services provided by a nonresident of this state
9-15 for more than 15 days during the calendar year, if the person is
9-16 authorized to provide the services under the law of the state or
9-17 country of the person's residence;
9-18 (3) the activities and services of a member of another
9-19 licensed profession, including a physician, an attorney, a
9-20 registered nurse, an occupational therapist, a psychologist, a
9-21 licensed social worker, a licensed professional counselor, or a
9-22 licensed marriage and family therapist; or
9-23 (4) the activities and services of a Christian Science
9-24 practitioner recognized by the Church of Christ, Scientist, or
9-25 another recognized religious practitioner, including a pastoral
9-26 counselor, if the practitioner practices sociology in a manner
9-27 consistent with the laws of this state.
10-1 SECTION 3.04. CERTIFICATION APPLICATION. (a) An applicant
10-2 for certification under this Act must file a written application
10-3 with the board on a form prescribed by the board, accompanied by
10-4 the application fee.
10-5 (b) A person is eligible for certification as a certified
10-6 sociological practitioner if the person:
10-7 (1) is at least 18 years of age;
10-8 (2) holds a baccalaureate in sociology conferred by a
10-9 regionally accredited institution of higher education or an
10-10 institution of higher education approved by the board;
10-11 (3) has at least 250 hours' experience delivering
10-12 services related to professional sociology supervised in a manner
10-13 acceptable to the board;
10-14 (4) is of good moral character;
10-15 (5) has not been convicted of a felony or a
10-16 misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
10-17 (6) does not use drugs or alcohol to an extent that
10-18 affects the applicant's professional competency;
10-19 (7) has not had a license or certification revoked by
10-20 a licensing agency or a certifying organization; and
10-21 (8) has not engaged in fraud or deceit in making the
10-22 application.
10-23 (c) A person is eligible for certification as a certified
10-24 professional sociological practitioner if the person:
10-25 (1) is at least 18 years of age;
10-26 (2) holds a master's degree or doctoral degree in
10-27 sociology conferred by a regionally accredited institution of
11-1 higher education or an institution of higher education approved by
11-2 the board;
11-3 (3) has at least 2,000 hours, if the applicant holds a
11-4 master's degree, or 1,000 hours, if the applicant holds a doctoral
11-5 degree, of experience delivering services related to professional
11-6 sociology supervised in a manner acceptable to the board;
11-7 (4) is of good moral character;
11-8 (5) has not been convicted of a felony or a
11-9 misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
11-10 (6) does not use drugs or alcohol to an extent that
11-11 affects the applicant's professional competency;
11-12 (7) has not had a license or certification revoked by
11-13 a licensing agency or a certifying organization; and
11-14 (8) has not engaged in fraud or deceit in making the
11-15 application.
11-16 SECTION 3.05. APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS; APPLICATION REVIEW.
11-17 (a) An applicant for certification as either a certified
11-18 sociological practitioner or a certified professional sociological
11-19 practitioner must submit a sworn application accompanied by an
11-20 application fee.
11-21 (b) The board shall prescribe the form of the application
11-22 and by rule may establish dates by which applications and fees must
11-23 be received. These rules may not be inconsistent with the rules of
11-24 the department or board of health related to application dates for
11-25 other licensing programs.
11-26 (c) To qualify for the certifying examination, the applicant
11-27 must have successfully completed a sociology education program
12-1 approved by the board.
12-2 (d) In approving sociology education programs necessary to
12-3 qualify for the certification examination, the board may approve
12-4 only a program that has educational standards that are established
12-5 by the board.
12-6 (e) Not later than the 45th day after the date a properly
12-7 submitted application is received and not later than the 30th day
12-8 before the next examination date, the department shall notify an
12-9 applicant in writing that the applicant's application and other
12-10 relevant evidence pertaining to application qualifications
12-11 established by the board have been received and investigated. The
12-12 notice must state whether the application and other evidence
12-13 submitted qualify the applicant for the examination. If the
12-14 applicant is not qualified to take the examination, the notice must
12-15 state the reasons for the lack of qualification.
12-16 SECTION 3.06. EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) After
12-17 September 1, 1996, each applicant for certification under this Act
12-18 must pass an examination prescribed and approved by the board. The
12-19 examination may consist of:
12-20 (1) a written examination;
12-21 (2) a field examination that is conducted through
12-22 questionnaires answered by the applicant's instructors, employers,
12-23 supervisors, or other persons who are competent, in the judgment of
12-24 the board, to assess the applicant's professional ability and that
12-25 may include written case studies and taped interviews;
12-26 (3) an oral examination; or
12-27 (4) any combination of those examinations.
13-1 (b) An applicant must apply to take the examination on a
13-2 form prescribed by the board. The examination application must be
13-3 accompanied by the examination fee adopted by the board of health.
13-4 (c) The board shall determine the times and places for
13-5 certification examinations and shall offer the examinations at
13-6 least semiannually. The board shall give reasonable public notice
13-7 of an examination in the manner provided by board rules.
13-8 (d) Unless the examination is graded or reviewed by a
13-9 national testing service, the board shall notify each examinee of
13-10 the results of the examination not later than the 30th day after
13-11 the examination date. If the examination is graded or reviewed by
13-12 a national testing service, the board shall notify each examinee of
13-13 the results from the national testing service. If the examination
13-14 results will be delayed for more than 90 days after the examination
13-15 date, the board shall notify each examinee of the reason for the
13-16 delay not later than the 90th day after the examination date.
13-17 (e) An applicant who fails an examination may retake the
13-18 examination on payment of an additional examination fee. On the
13-19 failure of the applicant to pass a second or subsequent
13-20 examination, the board may require the applicant to complete
13-21 additional courses of study designated by the board. The board may
13-22 require the applicant to present satisfactory evidence of
13-23 completion of a required course.
13-24 (f) If requested in writing by a person who fails an
13-25 examination administered under this Act, the board shall furnish
13-26 the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the
13-27 examination.
14-1 SECTION 3.07. NOTICE OF CURRENT ADDRESS. Each certificate
14-2 holder shall keep the board informed of the certificate holder's
14-3 current address.
14-4 SECTION 3.08. CERTIFICATE RENEWAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION.
14-5 (a) A certificate issued under this Act is subject to annual
14-6 renewal. The board shall adopt a system under which certificates
14-7 expire on various dates during the year.
14-8 (b) A certificate holder may renew an unexpired certificate
14-9 by paying the renewal fee before the expiration date of the
14-10 certificate.
14-11 (c) If a person's certificate has expired for 90 days or
14-12 less, the person may renew the certificate by paying to the board
14-13 the required renewal fee and a fee that is one-half of the
14-14 examination fee for certification.
14-15 (d) The certificate may be renewed annually if the person
14-16 holding the certificate is not in violation of this Act at the time
14-17 of application for renewal and if the applicant fulfills continuing
14-18 education requirements as established by the board.
14-19 (e) If a person's certificate has been expired for one year
14-20 or longer, the person may not renew the certificate. The person
14-21 may obtain a new certificate by complying with the requirements
14-22 and procedures for obtaining an original certificate. However, the
14-23 board may renew without reexamination an expired certificate of a
14-24 person who was certified in this state, moved to another state, and
14-25 is currently certified and has been in practice in the other state
14-26 for the two years preceding application. The person must pay to
14-27 the board a fee that is equal to the examination fee for the
15-1 certificate.
15-2 (f) The board may approve continuing education programs for
15-3 certificate holders and may require a certificate holder to
15-4 participate in an approved continuing education program in order to
15-5 renew a certificate issued under this Act.
15-6 SECTION 3.09. PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATION. (a) The board may
15-7 grant, on application and payment of any required fees, a
15-8 provisional certificate to a person who at the time of application
15-9 holds a valid certificate as a sociologist issued by another state
15-10 or a political territory or jurisdiction acceptable to the board.
15-11 An applicant for a provisional certificate under this section must:
15-12 (1) be certified in good standing as a sociologist in
15-13 another state, territory, or jurisdiction that has certification
15-14 requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements
15-15 of this Act;
15-16 (2) have passed a national or other examination
15-17 recognized by the board relating to sociology; and
15-18 (3) be sponsored by a person certified by the board
15-19 under this Act with whom the provisional certificate holder may
15-20 practice under this section.
15-21 (b) An applicant for a provisional certificate may be
15-22 excused from the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) of this section
15-23 if the board determines that compliance with that subsection
15-24 constitutes a hardship to the applicant.
15-25 (c) A provisional certificate is valid until the date the
15-26 board approves or denies the certificate holder's application for a
15-27 certificate. The board shall issue a certificate under this Act to
16-1 the holder of a provisional certificate under this section if:
16-2 (1) the provisional certificate holder passes the
16-3 examination required by Section 3.06 of this Act;
16-4 (2) the board verifies that the provisional
16-5 certificate holder has the academic and experience requirements for
16-6 a certificate under this Act; and
16-7 (3) the provisional certificate holder satisfies any
16-8 other certification requirements under this Act.
16-9 (d) The board shall complete the processing of a provisional
16-10 certificate holder's application for a certificate not later than
16-11 the 180th day after the date the provisional certificate is issued
16-12 or at the time certificates are issued following the successful
16-13 completion of the examination, whichever is later.
16-14 SECTION 3.10. DISPLAY OF CERTIFICATE; REGISTRY. (a) Each
16-15 person certified under this Act shall display the person's
16-16 certificate in a conspicuous manner in the principal office or
16-17 location in which the person practices.
16-18 (b) The board shall prepare a registry of all persons
16-19 certified under this Act on an annual basis. The board shall make
16-20 the registry available to the public, certificate holders, and
16-21 other state agencies.
16-22 SECTION 3.11. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) A person who holds a
16-23 certificate issued under this Act and who is not actively engaged
16-24 in the practice of sociology may apply to the board in writing to
16-25 be placed on the inactive status list maintained by the board. The
16-26 person must apply for inactive status before the expiration of the
16-27 person's certificate. A person on inactive status is not required
17-1 to pay an annual renewal fee.
17-2 (b) If a person on inactive status desires to renew active
17-3 status, the person shall notify the board in writing. The board
17-4 shall remove the person from the inactive status list on payment of
17-5 an administrative fee and on compliance with educational or other
17-6 requirements set by board rule.
17-7 ARTICLE 4. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
17-8 SECTION 4.01. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF
17-9 CERTIFICATE. The board may deny, suspend, probate, or revoke a
17-10 certificate or otherwise discipline a certificate holder if the
17-11 applicant for certification or the certificate holder has:
17-12 (1) been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor
17-13 involving moral turpitude;
17-14 (2) obtained or attempted to obtain a certificate by
17-15 fraud or deception;
17-16 (3) used drugs or alcohol to an extent that affects
17-17 professional competence;
17-18 (4) been grossly negligent in performing professional
17-19 duties;
17-20 (5) been adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court
17-21 of competent jurisdiction;
17-22 (6) practiced in a manner detrimental to the public
17-23 health or welfare;
17-24 (7) advertised in a manner that tends to deceive or
17-25 defraud the public;
17-26 (8) had a license or certificate revoked by a
17-27 licensing agency or a professional certifying organization; or
18-1 (9) otherwise violated this Act or a rule or the code
18-2 of ethics adopted under this Act.
18-3 SECTION 4.02. INJUNCTION. (a) The board or department may
18-4 bring an action to enjoin a violation of this Act. The action may
18-5 be brought in Travis County, in the county of the defendant's
18-6 residence, or in the county where any part of the violation
18-7 occurred.
18-8 (b) An action brought under this section is in addition to
18-9 any other action, proceeding, or remedy authorized by law.
18-10 (c) The board or department shall be represented in a
18-11 proceeding under this section by the attorney general or the
18-12 appropriate county or district attorney.
18-13 SECTION 4.03. PENALTY. A person, other than a person who is
18-14 exempt under Section 3.03 of this Act, commits an offense if the
18-15 person intentionally or knowingly violates Section 3.01 of this
18-16 Act.
18-17 ARTICLE 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION; EMERGENCY
18-18 SECTION 5.01. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Except as provided by
18-19 Subsection (b) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1,
18-20 1995.
18-21 (b) Sections 3.01 and 4.03 of this Act take effect September
18-22 1, 1997.
18-23 SECTION 5.02. TRANSITION. (a) The board and the board of
18-24 health shall adopt rules under this Act not later than January 1,
18-25 1996.
18-26 (b) A person actively engaged in the practice of sociology
18-27 consistent with applicable law on or before January 1, 1995, is
19-1 entitled to receive a certificate as a certified sociological
19-2 practitioner without an examination if the person applies on or
19-3 before September 1, 1997, and presents evidence satisfactory to the
19-4 board that the person meets one of the following requirements:
19-5 (1) the person, as of the effective date of this Act,
19-6 has been practicing as a sociologist since January 1, 1991;
19-7 (2) the person has at least five years' experience as
19-8 a practicing sociologist; or
19-9 (3) the person has successfully completed a sociology
19-10 education program approved by the board.
19-11 (c) A sociologist member of the board:
19-12 (1) is not required to be certified at the time of the
19-13 member's appointment to the board if the member was appointed to
19-14 the board before January 1, 1997; or
19-15 (2) is not required to be certified under this Act for
19-16 three years or more after the date of the member's appointment to
19-17 the board if the member was appointed to the board before September
19-18 1, 1999.
19-19 (d) In making the initial appointments to the board, the
19-20 governor shall appoint:
19-21 (1) one member engaged in the practice of sociology,
19-22 one public member, and one professional educator in sociology to
19-23 serve terms expiring February 1, 1997;
19-24 (2) one member engaged in the practice of sociology,
19-25 one public member, and one professional educator in sociology to
19-26 serve terms expiring February 1, 1999; and
19-27 (3) one member engaged in the practice of sociology,
20-1 one public member, and one professional educator in sociology to
20-2 serve terms expiring February 1, 2001.
20-3 SECTION 5.03. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation
20-4 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
20-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
20-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
20-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.