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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the classification of licensed massage therapy programs |
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as postsecondary education programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 455.203, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(e) The course of instruction in massage therapy provided by |
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a licensed massage school is a postsecondary education program. |
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(f) A massage school that provides instruction to persons |
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beyond the age of compulsory education is authorized to operate |
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educational programs in massage therapy at the postsecondary level. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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455.203, Occupations Code, does not confer any new or additional |
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regulatory authority on the Department of State Health Services or |
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prescribe any new or additional requirements for massage schools |
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licensed under Chapter 455, Occupations Code. |
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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, 2015. |