By: Campbell, Lucio  S.B. No. 807
         (In the Senate - Filed February 26, 2015; March 3, 2015,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
  Military Installations; March 23, 2015, reported adversely, with
  favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7,
  Nays 0; March 23, 2015, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 807 By:  Campbell
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to occupational license application and examination fees
  for certain military service members, military veterans, and
  military spouses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is amended by
  adding Section 55.009 to read as follows:
         Sec. 55.009.  LICENSE APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION FEES.
  Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency that issues a license
  shall waive the license application and examination fees paid to
  the state for an applicant who is:
               (1)  a military service member or military veteran
  whose military service, training, or education substantially meets
  all of the requirements for the license; or
               (2)  a military service member, military veteran, or
  military spouse who holds a current license issued by another
  jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are
  substantially equivalent to the requirements for the license in
  this state.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  an application for an occupational license filed on or after the
  effective date of this Act.  An application for a license filed
  before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
  effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in
  effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
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