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Amend CSSB 277 by striking SECTION 14 of the bill (committee 
printing page 5, lines 38-45) and substituting the following:
	SECTION 14.  Section 1001.210, Occupations Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 1001.210.  CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.  (a) The 
board shall [may] recognize, prepare, or administer continuing 
education programs for its license holders.  A license holder must 
participate in the programs to the extent required by the board to 
keep the person's license.
	(b)  The board may not require a license holder to obtain 
more than 15 hours of continuing education annually.  The board 
shall permit a license holder to certify at the time the license is 
renewed that the license holder has complied with the board's 
continuing education requirements.
	(c)  The board shall permit a license holder to receive 
continuing education credit for educational, technical, ethical, 
or professional management activities related to the practice of 
engineering, including:
		(1)  successfully completing or auditing a course 
sponsored by an institution of higher education;
		(2)  successfully completing a course certified by a 
professional or trade organization;
		(3)  attending a seminar, tutorial, short course, 
correspondence course, videotaped course, or televised course;
		(4)  participating in an in-house course sponsored by a 
corporation or other business entity;
		(5)  teaching a course described by Subdivisions 
(1)-(4);            
		(6)  publishing an article, paper, or book on the 
practice of engineering;
		(7)  making or attending a presentation at a meeting of 
a technical or engineering management society or organization or 
writing a paper presented at such a meeting;
		(8)  participating in the activities of a professional 
society or association, including serving on a committee of the 
organization; and
		(9)  engaging in self-directed study.                                  
	(d)  A license holder may not receive more than five 
continuing education credit hours annually for engaging in 
self-directed study [persons regulated by the board under this 
chapter.  Participation in the programs is voluntary].