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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the minimum standards for the certifications of sexual |
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assault training programs and sexual assault nurse examiners and |
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for certification renewal by those entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 420.003(6), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(6) "Sexual assault nurse examiner" means a registered |
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nurse who has completed a service-approved examiner training course |
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and who is certified according to minimum standards prescribed by |
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attorney general rule. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 420.011(b) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The attorney general shall adopt rules establishing |
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minimum standards for the certification of a sexual assault |
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training program and the renewal of that certification by the |
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program. The certification is valid for two years from the date of |
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issuance. The attorney general shall also adopt rules establishing |
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minimum standards for the suspension, decertification, or |
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probation of a training program that violates this chapter. |
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(c) The attorney general shall adopt rules establishing |
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minimum standards for the certification of a sexual assault nurse |
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examiner and the renewal of that certification by the nurse |
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examiner, including standards for examiner training courses and for |
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the interstate reciprocity of sexual assault nurse examiners. The |
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certification is valid for two years from the date of issuance. The |
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attorney general shall also adopt rules establishing minimum |
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standards for the suspension, decertification, or probation of a |
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sexual assault nurse examiner who violates this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2011, the attorney |
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general shall adopt the rules required by Sections 420.011(b) and |
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(c), Government Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |