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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice and continuing education requirements regarding |
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human trafficking for cosmetologists and cosmetology facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall require continuing education |
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programs under this chapter to include information on: |
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(1) activities commonly associated with human |
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trafficking; |
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(2) recognition of potential victims of human |
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trafficking; and |
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(3) methods for assisting victims of human |
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trafficking, including how to report human trafficking. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter I, Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1602.408 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1602.408. POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED. (a) In |
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this section, "licensed facility" means the premises of a place of |
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business that holds a license, certificate, or permit under this |
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chapter. |
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(b) A licensed facility shall display a sign approved by or |
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acceptable to the commission or the department concerning services |
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and assistance available to victims of human trafficking. |
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(c) The sign required by this section must be in English, |
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Spanish, and Vietnamese and include a toll-free telephone number of |
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a nationally recognized information and referral hotline for |
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victims of human trafficking. |
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(d) The commission by rule shall establish requirements |
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regarding the posting of signs under this section. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Not later than March 1, 2018, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as |
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necessary to comply with Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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(b) Section 1602.354(c), Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act, and the rules adopted under Subsection (a) of this section |
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apply only to a continuing education program provided on or after |
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September 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as |
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necessary to implement Section 1602.408, Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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(b) A licensed facility as defined by Section 1602.408(a), |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act, shall comply with Section |
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1602.408, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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February 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |