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Amend HB 1779 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ___. Section 1702.163(g), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(g) Chapter 53 does not apply to a determination of whether an applicant is disqualified from owning or possessing a firearm as provided by Subsection (b)(1) and an [An] individual's eligibility under that subsection [this section] is not affected by a relationship or lack of relationship between the nature of a criminal charge or conviction and the regulated occupation.
SECTION ___. Section 1702.1685(c), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) An applicant for a security officer commission must demonstrate the required proficiency not earlier than the 90th day [within the 90-day period] before the date the application for the security officer commission is submitted [issued].
SECTION ___. Section 1702.301, Occupations Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b), (g), and (h) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a [A] security officer commission expires on the second anniversary of the date the commission is issued.
(b-1) A security officer commission issued to a person who is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the United States expires on the earlier of:
(1) the second anniversary of the date the commission is issued; or
(2) the expiration of the person's lawful presence in the United States as determined by the appropriate United States agency in compliance with federal law.
(g) A letter of authority[,] or a school approval [or school instructor approval] letter issued by the board[,] expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance.
(h) A license, registration, instructor approval letter, or endorsement issued under this chapter, other than one specified in this section, expires on the date specified by this chapter or by board rule.
SECTION ___. (a) Sections 1702.163(g) and 1702.1685(c), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an application for an original or renewal security officer commission that is submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
(b) Section 1702.301, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a security officer commission or an instructor approval letter issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A security officer commission or an instructor approval letter issued or renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the security officer commission or instructor approval letter was issued or renewed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.