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Amend Amendment No. 38 by Veasey to CSSB 655 (page 142 of the prefiled amendments packet) as follows:
(1) Strike page 2, line 27, through page 4, line 1, and substitute the following:
Sec. 1101.3515. LANDMAN LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) This section applies only to a person acting as or representing that the person is a landman in a county that is located wholly or partly above a hydrocarbon-producing geological formation that underlies all or part of two counties:
(1) that are adjacent to one another; and
(2) each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million.
(b) A person described by Subsection (a) may not act as or represent that the person is a landman unless the person holds a landman license under this chapter.
(c) An applicant for a landman license shall submit an application to the commission on the form prescribed by the commission, pay the fee established by commission rule, and comply with any other requirements established by commission rule, including eligibility and examination requirements. An applicant for a landman license may not act as a landman until the person receives a license issued by the commission.
(d) To protect the public, the commission by rule shall:
(1) establish the eligibility requirements for a landman license holder, including education, experience, and examination requirements as appropriate;
(2) establish the moral character requirements, including honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity, an applicant or license holder must satisfy to hold a landman license;
(3) establish the form and procedures for applying for a landman license;
(4) set the application and license fees;
(5) establish the term of the license and renewal procedures and fees;
(6) establish continuing education requirements;
(7) determine the scope of practice by a landman license holder; and
(8) require a landman license holder to comply with the standards of conduct and ethics established by the commission for a person licensed under this chapter.
(e) A landman license is valid for the term established by commission rule. A landman may renew a landman license by submitting a renewal application to the commission on the form prescribed by the commission, paying the required renewal fee, and complying with any other requirements established by commission rule, including continuing education requirements.
(f) A licensed landman or person required to be licensed as a landman who violates this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter is subject to disciplinary action under this chapter.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered item to the amendment and renumber subsequent items of the amendment accordingly:
( ) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The Texas Real Estate Commission shall work cooperatively with the Railroad Commission of Texas to adopt the rules necessary to implement Section 1101.3515, Occupations Code, as added by this Act. The Texas Real Estate Commission shall adopt the rules not later than January 1, 2012.