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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the imposition of an administrative penalty and the |
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repeal of the criminal penalty for a violation of the interior |
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designers licensing law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1051.451, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1051.451. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) |
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Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [The] board may impose an |
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administrative penalty on a person who engages in conduct for which |
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the person is subject to disciplinary action under this subtitle, |
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regardless of whether the person holds a certificate of |
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registration issued under this subtitle. |
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(b) The board may not impose an administrative penalty under |
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this subtitle on a person for conduct related to the practice of |
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interior design unless the person holds a certificate of |
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registration as an interior designer. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1053.251(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) On a determination that a ground for disciplinary action |
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exists under Section 1053.252, the board shall: |
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(1) revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a |
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certification of registration; |
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(2) reprimand a certificate holder; or |
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(3) impose an administrative penalty on a certificate |
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holder [person] under Subchapter I, Chapter 1051. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter H, Chapter 1053, Occupations Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 1051.451 and 1053.251(a), Occupations |
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Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to the imposition of an |
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administrative penalty for a violation that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. The imposition of an administrative |
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penalty for a violation that occurs before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the violation |
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occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 5. The repeal by this Act of Subchapter H, Chapter |
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1053, Occupations Code, does not apply to an offense committed |
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under that subchapter before the effective date of the repeal. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of the repeal is |
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governed by the law as it existed on the date the offense was |
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committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed |
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before the effective date of the repeal if any element of the |
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offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |