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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from investigation company license |
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requirements for certain information technology professionals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.104(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), "obtaining |
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[obtaining] or furnishing information" [information] includes |
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information obtained or furnished through the review and analysis |
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of, and the investigation into the content of, computer-based data |
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not available to the public. For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), |
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"obtaining or furnishing information" does not include information |
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obtained or furnished by an information technology professional |
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who: |
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(1) is installing or repairing a person's computer |
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equipment for the person or is examining the cause for the required |
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repair; and |
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(2) is not performing any other act that requires a |
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license under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2009. |