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  84R26743 GCB-D
 
  By: Schaefer H.B. No. 1561
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1561:
 
  By:  Phillips C.S.H.B. No. 1561
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the exemption from certain security licensure of
  certain persons who provide security services on a volunteer basis
  at a church or religious organization.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter N, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1702.3245 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.3245.  CERTAIN VOLUNTEERS. This chapter does not
  apply to a person who provides volunteer security services on the
  premises of a church, synagogue, or other established place of
  religious worship.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.