SRC-MKV, MWN S.B. 152 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 152 By: Carona Health & Human Services 5/23/2001 Enrolled DIGEST AND PURPOSE Texas law provides that a person whose license to practice chiropractic has been revoked or suspended or against whom the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (board) has imposed an administrative penalty may appeal to a district court in the county where the person resides. S.B. 152 provides that a person whose license to practice chiropractic has been revoked or suspended or against whom the board has imposed an administrative penalty may only appeal to a Travis County district court. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 201.510(a), Occupations Code, to authorize a person whose license to practice chiropractic has been revoked or suspended or against whom the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners has imposed an administrative penalty to appeal to a Travis County district court,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 a court in the county where the person resides. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2001.