1-1 1
1-2 AN ACT
1-3 relating to the examination requirement for licensing as a chemical
1-4 dependency counselor.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Section 504.157, Occupations Code, is amended by
1-7 amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
1-8 follows:
1-9 (c) An applicant who fails the examination may take a
1-10 subsequent examination on payment of the required examination fee.
1-11 [An applicant may not be reexamined more than three times.]
1-12 (d) The commission by rule shall establish the criteria
1-13 under which an applicant may take a subsequent examination under
1-14 Subsection (c).
1-15 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Subsection
1-16 (c), Section 504.157, Occupations Code, applies to a person whose
1-17 first attempt to pass an examination under Section 504.156,
1-18 Occupations Code, occurs before, on, or after the effective date of
1-19 this Act. A person who failed an examination under Section
1-20 504.156, Occupations Code, before the effective date of this Act
1-21 may take subsequent examinations as provided by Subsection (c),
1-22 Section 504.157, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
1-23 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-24 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-25 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-1 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-2 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1212 passed the Senate on
April 9, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 0, one present
not voting; and that the Senate concurred in House amendment on
May 25, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one present
not voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1212 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 23, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 145,
Nays 0, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor