Amend CSHB 2552 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The commission shall require continuing education programs under this chapter to include information on:
(1) activities commonly associated with human trafficking;
(2) recognition of potential victims of human trafficking; and
(3) methods for assisting victims of human trafficking, including how to report human trafficking.
SECTION ____. Subchapter I, Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 1602.408 to read as follows:
Sec. 1602.408. POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED. (a) In this section, "licensed facility" means the premises of a place of business that holds a license, certificate, or permit under this chapter.
(b) A licensed facility shall display a sign approved by or acceptable to the commission or the department concerning services and assistance available to victims of human trafficking.
(c) The sign required by this section must be in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese and include a toll-free telephone number of a nationally recognized information and referral hotline for victims of human trafficking.
(d) The commission by rule shall establish requirements regarding the posting of signs under this section.
SECTION ____. (a) Not later than March 1, 2018, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as necessary to comply with Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
(b) Section 1602.354(c), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, and the rules adopted under Subsection (a) of this section apply only to a continuing education program provided on or after September 1, 2018.
SECTION ____. (a) Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as necessary to implement Section 1602.408, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
(b) A licensed facility as defined by Section 1602.408(a), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, shall comply with Section 1602.408, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than February 1, 2018.