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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application, renewal, and period of validity of a |
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registration under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; |
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authorizing the increase of a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 481.063(g), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g) A registration is valid until the third [first] |
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anniversary of the date of issuance and is renewable every three |
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years [may be renewed annually] under rules adopted by the |
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director, unless a rule provides for a longer period of validity or |
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renewal. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 481, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 481.0631 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 481.0631. ELECTRONIC RENEWAL. (a) The department |
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shall implement an electronic registration program on the |
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department's Internet website to allow a registrant to submit over |
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the Internet: |
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(1) a registration renewal application; and |
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(2) the payment of any applicable fee. |
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(b) The director shall adopt rules as necessary to implement |
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this section, including rules establishing procedures as |
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appropriate to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and security of |
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renewal applications submitted electronically. |
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SECTION 3. Section 481.064(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The director may charge a nonrefundable fee of not more |
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than $75 [$25] before processing an application for an initial |
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[annual] registration or an application for a registration renewal |
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and may charge a late fee of not more than $50 for each application |
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for renewal the department receives after the date the registration |
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expires. The director by rule shall set the amounts of the fees at |
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the amounts that are necessary to cover the cost of administering |
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and enforcing this subchapter. Except as provided by Subsection |
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(b) and Section 481.0631(a)(2), registrants shall pay the fees to |
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the director. Not later than 90 [60] days before the date the |
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registration expires, the director shall send a renewal notice to |
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the registrant: |
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(1) at the last known address of the registrant |
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according to department records; or |
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(2) if the registrant has indicated to the department |
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a preference to receive notifications electronically, to the e-mail |
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address provided by the registrant. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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an application for an initial registration under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that is submitted on or after |
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September 1, 2014. An application for an initial registration |
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submitted before September 1, 2014, is governed by the law as it |
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existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, 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 applies to a renewal |
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of a registration under Subchapter C, Chapter 481, Health and |
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Safety Code, that expires on or after September 1, 2014. A |
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registration that expires before September 1, 2014, is governed by |
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the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this |
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Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2013. |