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AN ACT
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relating to the license or certificate renewal process for |
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emergency medical services personnel and certain law enforcement |
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officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 773, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 773.0415 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 773.0415. LIMITATION ON INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR |
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CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. The requirements and procedures adopted by |
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the department for the renewal of a certificate to practice as |
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emergency medical services personnel issued under this chapter: |
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(1) may not require an applicant to provide unchanged |
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criminal history information already included in one or more of the |
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applicant's previous applications for certification or for |
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certificate renewal filed with the department; and |
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(2) may require the applicant to provide only |
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information relevant to the period occurring since the date of the |
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applicant's last application for certification or for certificate |
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renewal, as applicable, including information relevant to any new |
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requirement applicable to the certificate held by the applicant. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.317 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.317. LIMITATION ON INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR |
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LICENSE RENEWAL. The requirements and procedures adopted by the |
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commission for the renewal of a license issued under this chapter: |
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(1) may not require an applicant to provide unchanged |
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criminal history information already included in one or more of the |
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applicant's previous applications for licensure or for license |
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renewal filed with the commission; and |
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(2) may require the applicant to provide only |
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information relevant to the period occurring since the date of the |
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applicant's last application for licensure or for license renewal, |
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as applicable, including information relevant to any new |
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requirement applicable to the license held by the applicant. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 773.0415, Health and Safety Code, and |
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1701.317, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a |
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license or certificate renewed on or after January 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 846 was passed by the House on April |
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22, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 846 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |