1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the qualifications for a provisional license to
 1-3     practice chiropractic.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 201.309, Occupations Code, is amended by
 1-6     adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
 1-7           (g)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(1)(A), an applicant who
 1-8     was originally licensed to practice chiropractic in another state
 1-9     or foreign country before August 1, 1979, is not ineligible for a
1-10     provisional license because the state or foreign country did not
1-11     have a licensing requirement substantially equivalent to the
1-12     requirements of Section 201.302(a)(3) if the applicant has at least
1-13     20 years' experience in the practice of chiropractic.  A person to
1-14     whom a provisional license is issued under this subsection must
1-15     comply with the requirements of Section 201.302(a)(3) not later
1-16     than the third anniversary of the date the provisional license is
1-17     issued.
1-18           SECTION 2.  (a)  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-19           (b)  The change in law made by this Act applies only to the
1-20     eligibility for a provisional license to practice chiropractic of a
1-21     person who files an application on or after the effective date of
1-22     this Act.  The eligibility for a provisional license to practice
1-23     chiropractic of a person who files an application before the
1-24     effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
1-25     date the application is filed, and the former law is continued in
 2-1     effect for that purpose.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 144 passed the Senate on
         February 7, 2001, by a viva-voce vote; and that the Senate
         concurred in House amendment on May 26, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 144 passed the House, with
         amendment, on May 23, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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                                                Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
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                      Date
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                    Governor