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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 certain licensed occupations and |
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establishments. |
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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 include in the commission's |
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continuing education programs for license holders 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. |
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(a) In this section, "licensed facility" means the premises of a |
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place of business that holds a license, certificate, or permit |
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under this chapter. |
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(b) A licensed facility shall display a sign that is |
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approved by the commission and that concerns services and |
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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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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall modify continuing |
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education programs as necessary to comply with Section 1602.354, |
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Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |