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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the temporary occupational licensing of members of the |
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military. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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amending the chapter heading to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 55. [RENEWAL OF] LICENSE WHILE ON MILITARY DUTY |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 55.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 55.004. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) A state agency that |
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issues a license shall adopt rules for the expedited issuance of a |
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temporary license to an applicant who is serving on active duty as a |
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member of the armed forces of the United States. |
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(b) The state agency shall issue the temporary license under |
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this section to a qualified applicant who: |
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(1) submits an application on a form prescribed by the |
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agency; and |
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(2) pays the required fees. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |