HBA-NRS S.B. 152 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 152 By: Carona Public Health 3/23/2001 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law provides that a person whose license to practice chiropractic (chiropractic) has been revoked or suspended or against whom the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (TBCE) has imposed an administrative penalty may appeal to district court in the county where the person resides. TBCE incurs many costs in attending hearings on appeal around the state and processing appeals-related information from several counties. Because of the small size of TBCE, permitting appeals of such TBCE decisions in Travis County alone would be more cost effective and would allow for more uniformity within the appeals system. Senate Bill 152 provides that a chiropractic may only appeal a TBCE decision to a Travis County district court. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS Senate Bill 152 amends the Occupations Code to authorize a person whose license to practice chiropractic has been revoked or suspended or against whom the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners has imposed an administrative penalty to appeal to a Travis County district court, rather than to a district court in the county where the person resides. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.