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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain notice and license display requirements |
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applicable 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 455.204, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The license of a massage therapist that is posted |
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under Subsection (b) must have a photograph of the massage |
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therapist attached to the front of the license. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 455, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 455.207 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 455.207. POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED. (a) |
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Each massage establishment and massage school shall display in the |
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form and manner prescribed by the commission a sign concerning |
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services and assistance available to victims of human trafficking. |
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(b) The sign required by this section must: |
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(1) be in English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, and any |
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other language required by commission rule; |
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(2) include a toll-free telephone number of a |
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nationally recognized information and referral hotline for victims |
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of human trafficking; and |
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(3) be displayed in a conspicuous place clearly |
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visible to the public. |
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(c) The commission by rule shall establish requirements |
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regarding the posting of signs under this section. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than November 1, 2019, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules necessary |
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to implement the changes in law made by this Act to Chapter 455, |
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Occupations Code. The commission may adopt the rules in the manner |
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provided by law for emergency rules under Chapter 2001, Government |
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Code. |
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SECTION 4. Each massage establishment and massage school, |
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as those terms are defined by Section 455.001, Occupations Code, |
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shall comply with Sections 455.204(b-1) and 455.207, Occupations |
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Code, as added by this Act, as applicable, not later than January 1, |
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2020. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |