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AN ACT
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relating to a review of occupational licensing requirements and an |
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applicant's criminal history. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. REVIEW OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING ELIGIBILITY |
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REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CRIMINAL HISTORY; REPORT. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "License" means a license, certificate, |
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registration, permit, or other authorization that: |
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(A) is issued by a licensing authority; and |
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(B) an individual must obtain to practice or |
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engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession. |
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(2) "Licensing authority" means a department, |
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commission, board, or other agency of the state that issues a |
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license. |
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(b) Each licensing authority shall, for each license issued |
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by the authority that has an eligibility requirement related to an |
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applicant's criminal history, review the requirement and make a |
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recommendation regarding whether the requirement should be |
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retained, modified, or repealed. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2018, each licensing |
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authority shall submit a report on the results of the authority's |
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review to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and each member of the legislature and include the |
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authority's recommendations. |
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(d) This section expires January 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 91 was passed by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 3 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 91 on May 25, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 91 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |