78R11197 MXM-F
By: Geren H.B. No. 1526
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the registration requirements for certain retired
architects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 1051, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1051.357 to read as follows:
Sec. 1051.357. EMERITUS STATUS. (a) The board by rule
shall establish a procedure by which an architect may place the
person's certificate of registration on emeritus status. The
person must apply for emeritus status, on a form prescribed by the
board, before the person's certificate of registration expires.
(b) An architect is eligible for emeritus status if the
architect:
(1) has been an architect for 20 years or more; and
(2) is 65 years of age or older.
(c) A person whose certificate of registration is on
emeritus status:
(1) may not engage in the practice of architecture
except for the preparation of plans and specifications described by
Section 1051.056(a)(3) or (4);
(2) may use the title "Emeritus Architect" or
"Architect Emeritus";
(3) must pay a renewal fee on a date and in a manner
prescribed by board rule; and
(4) is exempt from continuing education requirements
under this chapter.
(d) The board shall remove a person's certificate of
registration from emeritus status if the person:
(1) requests in writing that the board remove the
person's certificate of registration from emeritus status;
(2) pays an administrative fee; and
(3) complies with education or other requirements
established by board rule.
(e) The renewal fee charged under Subsection (c) may not
exceed an amount reasonable and necessary to recover the costs to
administer this section.
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2004, the Texas Board
of Architectural Examiners shall adopt the rules and set the fees
required by Section 1051.357, Occupations Code, as added by this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.