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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the license or certificate renewal process for fire |
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protection personnel, emergency medical services personnel, and |
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certain law enforcement officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 419, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 419.0342 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 419.0342. LIMITATION ON INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR |
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CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. The requirements and procedures adopted by |
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the commission for the renewal of a certificate issued under this |
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subchapter: |
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(1) may not require an applicant to provide unchanged |
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information already included in one or more of the applicant's |
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previous applications for certification or for certificate renewal |
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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 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 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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information already included in one or more of the applicant's |
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previous applications for certification or for certificate renewal |
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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 3. 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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information already included in one or more of the applicant's |
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previous applications for licensure or for license renewal filed |
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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 4. Sections 419.0342, Government Code, 773.0415, |
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Health and Safety Code, and 1701.317, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, apply only to a license or certificate renewed on or after |
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January 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |