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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training courses for certain food handlers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 438.046, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A food service worker trained in a food handler |
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training course accredited by the American National Standards |
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Institute is considered to have met a local health jurisdiction's |
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training, testing, and permitting requirements. A local health |
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jurisdiction may require a food establishment, as that term is |
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defined by Section 438.101, to maintain on the premises of the food |
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establishment a certificate of completion of the training course |
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for employees of the food establishment. |
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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. |