77R7516 JMM-D
By Zaffirini S.B. No. 1212
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1212:
By Gray C.S.S.B. No. 1212
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, Occupations Code, is amended by
1-6 amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
1-7 follows:
1-8 (c) An applicant who fails the examination may take a
1-9 subsequent examination on payment of the required examination fee.
1-10 [An applicant may not be reexamined more than three times.]
1-11 (d) The commission by rule shall establish the criteria
1-12 under which an applicant may take a subsequent examination under
1-13 Subsection (c).
1-14 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
1-15 504.157(c), Occupations Code, applies to a person whose first
1-16 attempt to pass an examination under Section 504.156, Occupations
1-17 Code, occurs before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
1-18 A person who failed an examination under Section 504.156,
1-19 Occupations Code, before the effective date of this Act may take
1-20 subsequent examinations as provided by Section 504.157(c),
1-21 Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
1-22 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-23 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-24 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.