By Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 1851
77R4540 JMM-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the examination requirement for licensing as a chemical
1-3 dependency counselor.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 504.157(c), Occupations Code, is amended
1-6 to read as follows:
1-7 (c) An applicant who fails the examination may take a
1-8 subsequent examination on payment of the required examination fee.
1-9 [An applicant may not be reexamined more than three times.]
1-10 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
1-11 504.157(c), Occupations Code, applies to a person whose first
1-12 attempt to pass an examination under Section 504.156, Occupations
1-13 Code, occurs before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
1-14 A person who failed an examination under Section 504.156,
1-15 Occupations Code, before the effective date of this Act may take
1-16 subsequent examinations as provided by Section 504.157(c),
1-17 Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
1-18 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-21 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.