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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the combative sports advisory board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2052.055, 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) If the commission elects to appoint an advisory board, |
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the commission shall appoint a nine-member board composed of the |
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following: |
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(1) four physicians; |
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(2) one chiropractor; |
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(3) one representative of a boxing promoter; |
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(4) one representative of a mixed martial arts |
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promoter; |
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(5) one combative sports referee or judge, licensed at |
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least three years; and |
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(6) one former combative sports contestant. |
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(c) If the commission appoints an advisory board, the |
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commission by rule shall establish: |
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(1) [the number of board members;
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[(2)] qualifications for appointment to the board; and |
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(2) [(3)] the purpose and duties of the board. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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2052.055, Occupations Code, regarding the composition of the |
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combative sports advisory board do not affect the entitlement of a |
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member serving on the advisory board immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act to continue to serve and function as a |
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member of the advisory board for the remainder of the member's term |
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as established by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation. |
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As the terms of members expire or as vacancies occur on the advisory |
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board on or after the effective date of this Act, the presiding |
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officer of the commission, with the approval of the other |
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commission members, shall appoint members to the advisory board in |
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a manner consistent with the changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |