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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of occupational licenses to certain |
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out-of-state applicants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 2, Occupations Code, is amended by adding |
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Chapter 60 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 60. LICENSING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS |
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Sec. 60.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "License" means a license, certificate, |
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registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by |
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law or a state agency rule that must be obtained by an individual to |
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engage in a particular occupation. |
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(2) "State agency" means a department, board, bureau, |
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commission, committee, division, office, council, or agency of the |
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state. |
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Sec. 60.002. LICENSING OF OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency that issues a license |
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shall waive all education, training, experience, and examination |
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requirements for obtaining a license for an applicant for the |
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license after reviewing the applicant's credentials and |
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determining that: |
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(1) the applicant holds a license issued by another |
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state for an occupation that is substantially equivalent to the |
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occupation for which the agency issues the license; and |
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(2) the license granted to the applicant by the other |
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state has not been restricted, suspended, revoked, or surrendered |
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for any reason. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a license submitted to a state agency on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. An application submitted to a |
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state agency before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |