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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation and practice of engineering. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.056, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The exemption provided by this section does not apply to |
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a person or entity that is: |
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(1) providing services necessary to comply with |
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windstorm certification standards for a residential dwelling; or |
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(2) constructing, enlarging, altering, or repairing, |
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or drawing plans or specifications for, a residential dwelling slab |
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located on soil with a plasticity index of greater than 30, |
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determined in accordance with ASTM International standard D4318-05 |
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(Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and |
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Plasticity Index of Soils) as that standard was in effect on January |
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1, 2009. |
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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. |