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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance and renewal of a real estate inspector |
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license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1102.114, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1102.114. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The commission shall |
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issue the appropriate license to an applicant who: |
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(1) meets the required qualifications; and |
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(2) pays the fee required by Section 1102.352(a)[; and
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[(3)
offers proof that the applicant carries liability
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insurance with a minimum limit of $100,000 per occurrence to
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protect the public against a violation of Subchapter G]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1102.203(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the |
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required renewal fee to the commission before the expiration date |
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of the license [and providing proof of liability insurance as
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required by Section 1102.114(3)]. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1102.114, Occupations Code, applies only to an application for a |
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real estate inspector license submitted to the Texas Real Estate |
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Commission 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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(b) The change in law made by this Act to Section 1102.203, |
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Occupations Code, applies only to the renewal of a license that |
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expires on or after the effective date of this Act. A license that |
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expires before that date is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the license expires, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |