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Amend CSHB 963 on third reading by adding the following 
appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering 
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  (a)  The heading to Chapter 55, Occupations 
Code, is amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 55.  LICENSING OF [RENEWAL OF LICENSE WHILE ON] MILITARY 
MEMBER OR MILITARY SPOUSE [DUTY]
	SECTION 2.  Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is amended by 
adding Section 55.004 to read as follows:
	Sec. 55.004.  TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  In this section, 
"military" means the armed forces of the United States.
	(b)  A state agency that issues a license shall adopt rules 
for the expedited issuance of a temporary license to an applicant 
who:
		(1)  is serving on active duty as a member of the 
military;          
		(2)  was honorably discharged from active duty as a 
member of the military not more than one year before the date of the 
application; or
		(3)  is the spouse of a person who is serving on active 
duty as a member of the military.
	(c)  The state agency shall issue the temporary license under 
this section to a qualified applicant who:
		(1)  submits an application on a form prescribed by the 
agency; and  
		(2)  pays the required fees.                                           
	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, 2009.