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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the employment of certain persons by amusement parks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 2151, Occupations Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2151. REGULATION OF AMUSEMENT RIDES AND AMUSEMENT PARKS |
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SECTION 2. Section 2151.002, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivision (7) to read as follows: |
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(7) "Amusement park" means a temporary or permanent indoor |
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or outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for |
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use by the public. The term does not include any public or private |
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driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, |
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or other parking area. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 2151, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. AMUSEMENT PARK REGULATION |
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Sec. 2151.201. PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS CONVICTED |
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OF CERTAIN SEXUAL OFFENSES. An owner or operator of an amusement |
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park may not employ in an amusement park a person who has been |
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convicted of, entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or |
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received deferred adjudication for a sexual offense as defined by |
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Chapter 21, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |