Amend CSSB 313 (committee substitute version) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 263.008, Occupations Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (d) to read as follows:
(a) The board may issue a subpoena or a subpoena duces tecum to [request and, if necessary,] compel [by subpoena] the attendance of a witness [witnesses] for examination under oath and the production, for examination and copying, of books, accounts, records, documents, and other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter or another state law relating to the practice of dentistry. The board may administer oaths and take testimony regarding any matter within the board's jurisdiction.
(a-1) The board may delegate the authority granted under Subsection (a) to the executive director or the secretary of the board.
(a-2) A subpoena issued at the request of board staff may be served by certified mail or personally by the board's investigators.
(d) The board shall pay, for photocopies subpoenaed at the request of the board's staff, a reasonable fee in an amount not to exceed the amount the board may charge for copies of the board's records.