By:  Wentworth                                        S.B. No. 1147
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                                       AN ACT
 1-1     relating to the establishment of an inactive status for registered
 1-2     architects.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Chapter 478, Acts of the 45th Legislature,
 1-5     Regular Session, 1937 (Article 249a, Vernon's Texas Civil
 1-6     Statutes), is amended by adding Section 11A to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 11A.  (a)  The Board by rule shall adopt a system by
 1-8     which a registered architect may place the person's certificate of
 1-9     registration on inactive status.  A registered architect must apply
1-10     for inactive status, on a form prescribed by the Board, before the
1-11     expiration date  of the person's certificate of registration.
1-12           (b)  A registered architect whose certificate of registration
1-13     is on inactive status is not required to pay certificate of
1-14     registration renewal fees.
1-15           (c)  A registered architect whose certificate of registration
1-16     is on inactive status may not perform any activity regulated under
1-17     this Act.
1-18           (d)  A registered architect whose certificate of registration
1-19     is on inactive status and who wishes to return to active practice
1-20     shall notify the Board in writing.  The Board shall remove the
1-21     registered architect's certificate of registration from inactive
1-22     status on payment of an administrative fee and on compliance with
 2-1     educational or other requirements established by Board rules.