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AN ACT
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relating to certain examination and continuing education |
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requirements for applicants for and holders of liquefied petroleum |
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gas licenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 113.087(m), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(m) The commission[,] by [appropriate] rule may[, shall] |
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require, in addition to examination requirements as set out in |
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Subsections (b), (c), and (d) [of this section]: |
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(1) an examination for technical competence that is |
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validated by a recognized educational testing organization or |
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similar organization; or |
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(2) attendance at approved academic, trade, |
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professional, or commission-sponsored seminars or[,] other |
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continuing education programs[, and periodic reexaminations]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 113.087, Natural Resources Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an application for an original |
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or renewal license submitted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application submitted before that date is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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. 3726 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3726 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |