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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility requirements for certain occupational |
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licenses issued to applicants with military experience. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.4013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.4013. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR |
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APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE. (a) Notwithstanding any |
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other law, the department shall credit verified military service, |
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training, or education toward the licensing requirements, other |
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than examination requirements, for a license issued by the |
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department. |
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(b) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Subsection (a), Section 51.4013, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an |
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application for a license filed with the Texas Department of |
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Licensing and Regulation on or after May 1, 2014. An application |
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for a license filed with the department before May 1, 2014, is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed, |
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and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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adopt rules under Section 51.4013, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, not later than March 1, 2014. |
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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. |