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By: Patrick, Cortez, King of Taylor |
H.B. No. 646 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Uresti) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013; |
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April 24, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Health |
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and Human Services; May 13, 2013, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 13, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for members appointed to the Texas |
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State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.051, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) One of the members appointed under Subsection (a)(1) |
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or (a)(2) must practice as a licensed specialist in school |
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psychology under Section 501.260. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act in the |
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qualifications of members of the Texas State Board of Examiners of |
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Psychologists do not affect the entitlement of a member serving on |
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the board immediately before the effective date of this Act to |
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continue to serve for the remainder of the member's term. As the |
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terms of board members expire, the governor shall appoint or |
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reappoint a member who has the qualifications required for a member |
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under Section 501.051(a-1), Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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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, 2013. |
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