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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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elating to the classification of certain programs as postsecondary |
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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 Subsection (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 massage school licensed under this chapter shall be classified as |
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a postsecondary education program. |
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(f) Massage schools that provide instruction to persons |
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beyond the age of compulsory education and are licensed under this |
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chapter to offer a course of instruction in massage therapy are |
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authorized to operate educational programs in massage therapy at |
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the postsecondary education level. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |