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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to occupational license application and examination fees |
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for certain military service members, military veterans, and |
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military spouses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 55.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 55.009. LICENSE APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION FEES. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency that issues a license |
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shall waive the license application and examination fees paid to |
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the state for an applicant who is: |
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(1) a military service member or military veteran |
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whose military service, training, or education substantially meets |
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all of the requirements for the license; or |
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(2) a military service member, military veteran, or |
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military spouse who holds a current license issued by another |
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jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are |
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substantially equivalent to the requirements for the license in |
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this state. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for an occupational license filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application for a license filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |