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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the State Board of Veterinary Medical |
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Examiners to assess certain administrative costs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 801.411 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 801.411. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS. The board may assess a |
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person who is found to have violated this chapter the |
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administrative costs of conducting a hearing to determine the |
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violation. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a hearing conducted under Chapter 801, Occupations Code, on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A hearing conducted before |
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that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the hearing |
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was conducted, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |