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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration |
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technicians. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1302.101, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The commission shall adopt rules under this chapter |
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necessary to comply with Chapter 53. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1302.260(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A license issued under this chapter is valid for one |
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year from the date of issuance [expires at the end of the license
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period set by the commission]. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 1302, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1302.2601 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1302.2601. RENEWAL OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION. (a) On |
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payment of the required fee, a license or registration under this |
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chapter may be renewed annually. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Sections 51.401(c) and (d), a person |
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whose license or registration has been expired for more than 90 days |
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but less than two years may renew the license or registration by |
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paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times |
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the normally required renewal fee. A person whose license or |
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registration has been expired for two years or more may not renew |
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the license or registration. The person may obtain a new license by |
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complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an |
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original license or registration. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2010, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules under |
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Section 1302.101(f), Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. (a) The change in law made by this Act by the |
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amendment of Section 1302.260, Occupations Code, applies only to a |
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license issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A license issued or renewed before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the license was |
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issued or renewed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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(b) The change in law made by this Act by the enactment of |
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Section 1302.2601(b), Occupations Code, applies only to a license |
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or registration that expires on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A license or registration that expires before that date is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the license or |
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registration expired, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |