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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the location at which a certification examination for |
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interpreters for the deaf or hard of hearing may be conducted. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (i), Section 81.007, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(i) The commission shall determine the frequency for |
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conducting the interpreter examinations. The commission shall |
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conduct the interpreter examinations: |
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(1) in a space [Austin at the commission's office or in
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other space owned or leased by the state] that can be obtained free |
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of charge; or |
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(2) at a facility selected in compliance with Section |
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2113.106, Government Code [in other cities in this state in space
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that can be obtained free of charge]. |
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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. |