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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the membership of the Electrical Safety and Licensing |
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Advisory Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1305.051(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The advisory board consists of nine members appointed by |
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the presiding officer of the commission with the approval of the |
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commission as follows: |
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(1) three master electrician members; |
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(2) three journeyman electrician members; [and] |
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(3) one master sign electrician member; and |
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(4) two [three] public members. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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1305.051(a), Occupations Code, regarding the qualifications for a |
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member of the Electrical Safety and Licensing Advisory Board do not |
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affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act to continue to serve and |
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function as a member of the board for the remainder of the member's |
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term. When board vacancies occur on or after the effective date of |
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this Act, the presiding officer of the Texas Commission of |
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Licensing and Regulation shall appoint new members to the board in a |
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manner that reflects the changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |