SRC-JEC H.B. 3465 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 3465
77R4708 JMM-DBy: Maxey (Shapleigh)
Health & Human Services
5/8/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

The Texas Board of Health sets fees, not to exceed a maximum amount
established under current law, for obtaining and maintaining registration
under the Opticians' Registry Act. With the growing number of voluntary
registrants the specified fee amounts are not sufficient to absorb the cost
of administering the Act.  H.B. 3465 requires the board to prescribe by
rule the fees in amounts sufficient to cover the costs of administering the
Act and removes the maximum amounts.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas Board of Health in
SECTION 1 (Section 352.054, Occupations Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 352.054, Occupations Code, to require the Texas
Board of Health by rule to prescribe fees in reasonable amounts to cover
the costs of administering this chapter, including fees for certain
purposes.  Deletes text delineating maximum fees for certain purposes. 

SECTION 2.    (a) Effective date: September 1, 2001.

(b) Requires the Texas Board of Health to prescribe fees under Section
352.054, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, not later than January
1, 2002.  Provides that the amount of a fee under Chapter 352, Occupations
Code, in effect before the effective date of this Act remains in effect
until the Texas Board of Health adopts a new amount for that fee as
required by this Act.