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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensure of athletic trainers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 451.152, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 451.152. LICENSE APPLICATION. An applicant for an |
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athletic trainer license must submit to the board[:
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[(1)] an application on a form prescribed by the board |
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accompanied by: |
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(1) [; and
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[(2)] the required examination fee if the applicant is |
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applying to take the examination administered by the board; or |
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(2) a fee of $500 if the applicant has satisfactorily |
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completed a national examination or other examination recognized by |
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the board relating to the practice of athletic training. |
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SECTION 2. Section 451.156, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 451.156. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE. An |
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applicant for an athletic trainer license is entitled to receive |
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the license if the applicant: |
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(1) satisfies the requirements of Section 451.153 or |
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451.154; |
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(2) satisfactorily completes: |
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(A) the examination administered by the board; or |
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(B) a national examination or other examination |
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recognized by the board relating to the practice of athletic |
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training; |
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(3) pays the [required] license fee and other required |
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fees; and |
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(4) has not committed an act that constitutes grounds |
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for refusal of a license under Section 451.251. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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451.152 and 451.156, Occupations Code, apply to an application for |
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an athletic trainer license submitted to the Advisory Board of |
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Athletic Trainers on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application for a license submitted before that date is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |