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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for obtaining a veterinarian's special |
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license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 801.256(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) An applicant is eligible for a special license if: |
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(1) the applicant: |
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(A) is at least 21 years of age and a graduate of |
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a board-approved veterinary medicine program at an institution of |
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higher education; or |
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(B) provides to the board a written affirmation |
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by a person described under Subsection (f) that the applicant meets |
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a critical need for staffing at the person's institution and is |
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certified by a nationally recognized veterinary specialty board or |
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is eligible for that certification; [and] or |
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(C) is a graduate of an American Veterinary |
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Medical Association-listed school or college of veterinary |
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medicine and is employed in a post-Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
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training program at an American Veterinary Medical Association |
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accredited school or college of veterinary medicine; and |
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(2) the applicant passes the jurisprudence section of |
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the licensing examination. |
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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. |