79R9775 JMM-F
By: Uresti H.B. No. 2856
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the repeal of the regulation of career counseling
services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2502, Occupations Code, is repealed.
SECTION 2. (a) A certificate of authority issued under
Chapter 2502, Occupations Code, in effect on the effective date of
this Act expires on that date. A bond filed or money deposited by
the holder of a certificate of authority under Section 2502.053,
Occupations Code, as that section existed before being repealed by
this Act, shall be returned to the certificate holder by the Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation not later than the 30th day
after the effective date of this Act.
(b) A proceeding under Chapter 2502, Occupations Code,
including a complaint investigation, disciplinary action, and
administrative penalty proceeding, pending on the effective date of
this Act is terminated on that date.
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, 2005.