86R8500 SOS-F
 
  By: Goldman H.B. No. 1893
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the removal of the seal and duplicative sanction
  provisions for dietitians.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 701.151(b), Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The commission or the department, as appropriate,
  shall:
               (1)  [adopt an official seal;
               [(2)] adopt and publish a code of ethics;
               (2) [(3)]  establish the qualifications and fitness of
  applicants for licenses, including renewed and reciprocal
  licenses;
               [(4) revoke, suspend, or deny a license, probate a
  license suspension, or reprimand a license holder for a violation
  of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or the code of
  ethics;] and
               (3) [(5)]  request and receive any necessary
  assistance from state educational institutions or other state
  agencies.
         SECTION 2.  Sections 701.155 and 701.353, Occupations Code,
  are repealed.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.