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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continuing education requirements for a licensed |
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chemical dependency counselor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.205(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) As a prerequisite for renewal of a license issued under |
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this chapter, a license holder, other than a license holder subject |
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to Subsection (c), must participate in the continuing education |
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program and complete [at least 60 hours of] continuing education |
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hours in each two-year licensing period as follows: |
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(1) 60 hours if the license holder holds an associate |
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degree; |
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(2) 36 hours if the license holder holds a bachelor's |
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degree; and |
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(3) 24 hours if the license holder holds a master's |
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degree or a more advanced degree. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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the renewal of a license under Chapter 504, Occupations Code, that |
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expires on or after January 1, 2008. The renewal of a license that |
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expires before that date is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules and the Department of State |
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Health Services shall adopt procedures necessary to implement |
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Section 504.205(b), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, not |
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later than November 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |