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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the occupational licensing of spouses of members of the |
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military. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 55. [RENEWAL OF] LICENSE WHILE ON MILITARY DUTY |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 55.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 55.004. ALTERNATIVE LICENSE PROCEDURE FOR MILITARY |
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SPOUSE. (a) A state agency that issues a license shall adopt rules |
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for the issuance of a license to an applicant who is the spouse of a |
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person serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the |
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United States. |
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(b) Rules adopted under this section must include |
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provisions to allow: |
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(1) alternative demonstrations of competency to meet |
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the requirements for obtaining the license; and |
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(2) a period during which an otherwise qualified |
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person may seek employment or practice with an expired license. |
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(c) The executive director of the Texas Department of |
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Licensing and Regulation may issue a license by endorsement in the |
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same manner as the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation |
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under Section 51.404 to an applicant described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. 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. |