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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of the structural pest control advisory |
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committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1951.104, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1951.104. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE. (a) The committee |
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shall: |
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(1) gather and provide information relating to the |
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practice of structural pest control at the request of the |
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department or the commissioner; and |
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(2) advise the department and the commissioner on: |
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(A) the education and curricula requirements for |
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applicants; |
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(B) the content of examinations under this |
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chapter; |
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(C) proposed rules and standards on technical |
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issues related to structural pest control and rules related to |
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enforcement; |
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(D) standards and criteria for the issuance of |
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licenses under this chapter; |
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(E) fees for license applications and |
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examinations under this chapter; and |
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(F) other issues affecting the practice of |
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structural pest control. |
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(b) Before the department proposes a rule for adoption, the |
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department must submit the proposed rule to the committee to |
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provide advice as described by Subsection (a)(2)(C). The committee |
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shall: |
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(1) vote on whether to recommend that the rule be |
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proposed for adoption; and |
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(2) provide the recommendation under Subdivision (1) |
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to the department not later than the 60th day after the date the |
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proposed rule was submitted to the committee for review. |
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(c) For the purpose of advising the department on rules |
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related to enforcement under Subsection (a), on request of the |
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presiding officer of the committee, the department shall allow the |
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committee to review a completed disciplinary investigation file. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1951.105, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The committee shall: |
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(1) at the first meeting of each year, elect from the |
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committee's members a presiding officer and an assistant presiding |
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officer to serve a term of one year; |
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(2) meet quarterly; |
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(3) [(2)] operate under Robert's Rules of Order; and |
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(4) [(3)] record the minutes of each meeting. |
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(c) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must provide that |
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the presiding officer of the committee: |
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(1) is responsible for setting an agenda for each |
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committee meeting; and |
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(2) may add an item to an agenda on request by the |
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department or commissioner. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |