1-1 By: Maxey (Senate Sponsor - Shapleigh) H.B. No. 3465
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2001;
1-3 May 7, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
1-4 and Human Services; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to certain fees prescribed by the Texas Board of Health
1-9 for the regulation of opticians.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 352.054, Occupations Code, is amended to
1-12 read as follows:
1-13 Sec. 352.054. FEES. The board by rule shall prescribe fees
1-14 in reasonable amounts sufficient to cover the costs of
1-15 administering [necessary to administer] this chapter, including
1-16 fees for [in amounts not to exceed]:
1-17 (1) [$50 for] an initial application for a certificate
1-18 of registration;
1-19 (2) [$20 for] issuance of a certificate of
1-20 registration;
1-21 (3) [$30 for] issuance of a renewal certificate of
1-22 registration; and
1-23 (4) [$20 for] issuance of a duplicate certificate of
1-24 registration or duplicate renewal certificate of registration.
1-25 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-26 (b) The Texas Board of Health shall prescribe fees under
1-27 Section 352.054, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, not
1-28 later than January 1, 2002. The amount of a fee under Chapter 352,
1-29 Occupations Code, in effect immediately before the effective date
1-30 of this Act shall remain in effect until the Texas Board of Health
1-31 adopts a new amount for that fee as required by this Act.
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