Amend CSHB 2564 as follows: (1) On page 1, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:ARTICLE 1. COMPUTER DATA ANALYSIS (2) On page 1, line 4, strike "SECTION 1." and substitute "SECTION 1.001.". (3) On page 3, line 4, strike "SECTION 2." and substitute "SECTION 1.002.". (4) On page 4, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:ARTICLE 2. LICENSING OF CERTAIN COMPUTER DATA ANALYSTS SECTION 2.001. The Occupations Code is amended by adding Title 16 to read as follows:TITLE 16. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 2601. COMPUTER DATA ANALYSIS SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 2601.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation. (2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. (b) In this chapter, the terms "computer data recovery specialist" and "computer forensic analyst" have the meanings assigned by Chapter 107, Business & Commerce Code. Sec. 2601.002. RULEMAKING. The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter. Sec. 2601.003. FEES. (a) The commission shall adopt license application fees, license renewal fees, and other fees as necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter. (b) The commission shall set fees under this chapter in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs to implement this chapter.[Sections 2601.004-2601.050 reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER B. LICENSE Sec. 2601.051. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not operate or engage in business as a computer data recovery specialist or computer forensic analyst in this state unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter. Sec. 2601.052. LICENSE APPLICATION. To obtain a license under this chapter, a license applicant must file an application with the department, on a form prescribed by the commission, accompanied by the license application fee. Sec. 2601.053. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. (a) On receipt of an application for a license under this chapter, the department shall conduct a criminal background check on the applicant. (b) An applicant is not eligible for a license under this chapter if the applicant, in the five years preceding the date of the application, has been finally convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony. Sec. 2601.054. SECURITY REQUIRED. (a) The department may not issue a license to an applicant unless the applicant files a surety bond, or posts other security as prescribed by the commission, in the amount prescribed by the commission under Subsection (b). (b) The commission shall prescribe the amount of security required for an applicant in the amount determined sufficient by the commission to protect any party who suffers damages caused by the failure of the applicant or license holder to fulfill obligations related to the performance of activities described by Chapter 107, Business & Commerce Code. The amount may not be less than $20,000 or more than $50,000. (c) If a surety bond is filed under Subsection (a), the bond must: (1) remain in effect until canceled by the surety company; (2) be issued by a company authorized to do business in this state; and (3) conform to the requirements of the Insurance Code. Sec. 2601.055. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE; RENEWAL. (a) The department shall issue a license under this chapter to an applicant who complies with the license application requirements and pays the required fees. (b) A license issued under this section is valid for one year from the date of issuance or for another period set by the commission by rule. A license holder may renew the license as provided by rules adopted by the commission.[Sections 2601.056-2601.100 reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT Sec. 2601.101. ENFORCEMENT. The department shall enforce this chapter and may investigate a license holder as necessary to enforce this chapter. Sec. 2601.102. SANCTIONS. If, after a hearing described by Section 51.354, the commission or executive director of the department determines that a license holder has violated this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter, the commission or executive director may, as appropriate, impose a sanction authorized by Section 51.353 or an administrative penalty under Subchapter F, Chapter 51. SECTION 2.002. The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as required by Chapter 2601, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than December 1, 2009. SECTION 2.003. A person is not required to hold a license under Chapter 2601, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, to operate or engage in business as a computer data recovery specialist or computer forensic analyst in this state until March 1, 2010. SECTION 2.004. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this article takes effect September 1, 2009. (b) Sections 2601.051 and 2601.101, Occupations Code, as added by this article, take effect March 1, 2010. (5) On page 4, strike line 4 and substitute the following:ARTICLE 3. EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 3.001. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009.