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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exemption of certain persons who teach social work |
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at institutions of higher education from the licensing requirements |
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for social workers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 505.003, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A person who teaches social work at an institution of |
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higher education or a private or independent institution of higher |
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education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education |
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Code, is not required to hold a license under this chapter to the |
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extent the person confines the person's activities to teaching and |
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does not otherwise engage in the practice of social work. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |