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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to membership in the structural pest control advisory |
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committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1951.101, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1951.101. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. (a) The committee |
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consists of nine members appointed by the commissioner as follows: |
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[(1)
two members who are experts in structural pest
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control application;
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[(2)] (1) three members who represent the public; |
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[(3)
one member from an institution of higher
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education who is knowledgeable in the science of pests and pest
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control;
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[(4)] (2) three [one] members who represent[s] the |
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interests of structural pest control operators and who are [is] |
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appointed based on recommendations provided by a trade association |
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of operators; |
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[(5)] (3) three [one] members who represent[s] the |
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interests pest control operators involved in school integrated pest |
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management [of consumers; and
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[(6)
the commissioner of state health services or the
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commissioner's designee]. |
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(b) Members of the committee serve staggered four-year |
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terms. The terms of four or five members, as appropriate, expire on |
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February 1 of each odd-numbered year. |
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(c) Service on the committee by a state officer or employee |
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is an additional duty of the member's office or employment. |
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(d) Appointments to the committee shall be made without |
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regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or |
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national origin of the appointee. |
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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, 2011. |