By Zaffirini S.B. No. 1212
77R4516 SMH-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the examination for licensure as a chemical dependency
1-3 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 any part of the examination may
1-9 retake the part of the [take a subsequent] examination the
1-10 applicant failed on payment of the required examination fee.
1-11 Except as provided by Subsection (d), an [An] applicant must pass
1-12 each part of the examination within four attempts.
1-13 (d) An applicant who has failed any part of the examination
1-14 four times must provide evidence to the commission that the
1-15 applicant has successfully completed at least 25 hours of remedial
1-16 college coursework or its equivalent as determined by the
1-17 commission. An applicant who satisfies that requirement may take
1-18 the part of the examination the applicant failed [may not be
1-19 reexamined more than] three additional times.
1-20 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
1-21 504.157, Occupations Code, applies to a person whose first attempt
1-22 to pass an examination under Section 504.156, Occupations Code,
1-23 occurs before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. A
1-24 person who failed an examination or part of an examination under
2-1 Section 504.156, Occupations Code, before the effective date of
2-2 this Act may take subsequent examinations as provided by Section
2-3 504.157, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
2-4 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2-5 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-6 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-7 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-8 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.