Amend SB 187 as follows: (1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 2054.251, Government Code, between Subdivisions (2) and (3) (House Committee Printing page 1, between lines 11 and 12), insert the following: (3) "Licensing authority" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state that issues an occupational license. (2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 2054.251(3), Government Code (House Committee Printing page 1, line 12), strike "(3)" and substitute "(4)". (3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 2054.251, Government Code, between Subdivisions (3) and (4) (House Committee Printing page 1, between lines 14 and 15), insert the following: (5) "Occupational license" means a license, certificate, registration, or other form of authorization that a person must obtain to practice or engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession. (4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 2054.251(4), Government Code (House Committee Printing page 1, line 15), strike "(4)" and substitute "(6)". (5) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike the section heading and Subsection (a) of added Section 2054.252, Government Code (House Committee Printing page 1 line 17, through page 2, line 9), and substitute the following: Sec. 2054.252. TEXASONLINE PROJECT. (a) The authority shall implement a project designated "Texas Online" that establishes a common electronic infrastructure through which state agencies and local governments, including licensing authorities, may electronically: (1) send and receive documents or required payments to and from: (A) members of the public; (B) persons who are regulated by the agencies or local governments; and (C) the agencies and local governments; (2) receive applications for original and renewal licenses and permits, including occupational licenses, complaints about occupational license holders, and other documents for filing from members of the public and persons who are regulated by a state agency or local government that, when secure access is necessary, can be electronically validated by the agency, local government, member of the public, or regulated person; (3) send original and renewal occupational licenses to persons regulated by licensing authorities; (4) send profiles of occupational license holders to persons regulated by licensing authorities and to the public; (5) store information; and (6) provide and receive any other service to and from the agencies and local governments or the public. (6) In SECTION 1 of the bill, at the end of added Section 2054.252, Government Code (House Committee Printing page 2, between lines 12 and 13), insert the following: (c) The authority may implement this section in phases. Each state agency or local government that chooses to participate in the project and each licensing authority shall comply with the schedule established by the authority. (d) The authority may contract with a private vendor to implement this section. (e) The authority shall charge fees to licensing authorities in amounts sufficient to cover the cost of implementing this section with respect to licensing authorities. The authority shall charge a subscription fee to be paid by each licensing authority. (f) The authority, in cooperation with the Legislative Budget Board, may exempt a licensing authority from subscription fees under Subsection (e) if the authority determines that the licensing authority has established an Internet portal that is performing the functions described by Subsection (a). (g) The amount of a subscription fee under Subsection (e) must be approved by the Legislative Budget Board. (h) Each licensing authority shall increase the occupational license renewal fees imposed by the licensing authority by an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the subscription fee imposed on the licensing authority under Subsection (e) but not to exceed: (1) $5 for an occupational license that is required to be renewed annually; or (2) $10 for an occupational license that is required to be renewed biennially. (7) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 2054.260, Government Code (House Committee Printing page 5, line 7), between "REQUIREMENTS" and the period, insert ": AUTHORITY". (8) In SECTION 1 of the bill, between added Sections 2054.260 and 2054.261, Government Code (House Committee Printing page 5, between lines 22 and 23), insert the following: Sec. 2054.2605. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: LICENSING AUTHORITIES. (a) Each licensing authority shall report to the Legislative Budget Board on the licensing authority's progress in using the project in performing the functions described by Section 2054.252(a). (b) This section applies only to a licensing authority for which the licensing authority has begun implementation of the project under the schedule established by the Texas Online Authority. (c) A report required by this section shall be submitted every six months according to a reporting schedule established by the Legislative Budget Board. Sec. 2054.2606. REPORTING PROFILE INFORMATION. (a) The following licensing authorities shall establish a profile system consisting of the specific license holder information prescribed by Subsection (c): (1) Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, with respect to chiropractors; (2) Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, with respect to podiatrists; (3) State Board of Dental Examiners, with respect to dentists; (4) Texas Optometry Board, with respect to optometrists and therapeutic optometrists; (5) Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, with respect to physical therapists and physical therapy facilities; (6) Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, with respect to occupational therapists and occupational therapy facilities; (7) Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, with respect to psychologists; and (8) Texas State Board of Pharmacy, with respect to pharmacists and pharmacies. (b) A licensing authority other than a licensing authority listed in Subsection (a) is encouraged to establish a profile system consisting of the specific license holder information prescribed by Subsection (c). (c) A licensing authority that establishes a profile system under this section shall determine the information to be included in the system and the manner for collecting and reporting the information. At a minimum, the authority shall include the following information in the profile system: (1) the name of the license holder and the address and telephone number of the license holder's primary practice location; (2) whether the license holder's patient, client, user, customer, or consumer service areas, as applicable, are accessible to disabled persons, as defined by federal law; (3) the type of language translating services, including translating services for a person with impairment of hearing, that the license holder provides for patients, clients, users, customers, or consumers, as applicable; (4) if applicable, insurance information, including whether the license holder participates in the state child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, or the Medicaid program; (5) the education and training received by the license holder, as required by the licensing authority; (6) any specialty certification held by the license holder; (7) the number of years the person has practiced as a license holder; and (8) if applicable, any hospital affiliation of the license holder. (d) The authority by rule shall prescribe the amount of the fee to be collected by a state agency that establishes a profile system for its license holders. The amount of the fee prescribed under this subsection must be approved by the Legislative Budget Board. (e) The authority shall adopt additional rules as necessary to assist in the funding and administration of the profile systems established by state agencies, including rules prescribing policies for vendor contracts relating to the collection and entry of profile data. (9) Between SECTIONS 6 and 7 of the bill (House Committee Printing page 9, between lines 20 and 21), insert the following sections, appropriately numbered, and renumber the subsequent section accordingly: SECTION __. (a) Not later than April 1, 2002, the Texas Online Authority shall adopt a schedule for implementing Section 2054.252, Government Code, as added by this Act. The schedule shall permit the initial group of licensing authorities to perform the functions described by Section 2054.252(a), Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than September 1, 2002. (b) Not later than January 1, 2003, the Texas Online Authority shall report to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and to the presiding officers of the committees of each house of the legislature that have primary oversight jurisdiction over the authority or over a licensing authority subject to Subchapter I, Chapter 2054, Government Code, as added by this Act, on the authority's progress in implementing Section 2054.252, Government Code, as added by this Act. SECTION __. (a) Each state agency required under this Act to establish a profile system shall adopt rules under this Act not later than January 1, 2002. The agency shall make the initial profiles required under this Act available to the public not later than January 1, 2005. (b) Each state agency required under this Act to establish a profile system shall collect the fee prescribed by the Texas Online Authority under Section 2054.2606(d), Government Code, as added by this Act, with the approval of the Legislative Budget Board. The authority shall prescribe the amount of the fee not later than January 1, 2002. A state agency required to collect the fee shall begin collecting the fee as part of the agency's license renewal system on that date.