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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility for and emergency suspension of a |
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license relating to massage therapy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 455.1525, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) An applicant is not eligible for a license under this |
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chapter if the applicant has been finally convicted of an offense |
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involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 455, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 455.255 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 455.255. ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. |
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If a license holder is arrested for a sexual offense, the arrest is |
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considered an emergency requiring immediate action to protect the |
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public health and safety under Section 51.3511. The executive |
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director may issue an emergency order to suspend the license of the |
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license holder in accordance with that section. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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455.1525, Occupations Code, applies only to an application for a |
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license submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application for a license submitted before that date is governed by |
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the 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 4. Section 455.255, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an arrest of a license holder that occurs |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. An arrest that occurs |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date of the arrest. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |