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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the consideration of a criminal conviction to determine |
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an applicant's eligibility for certain barbering certificates and |
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licenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.002, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 53.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does |
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not apply to: |
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(1) the Supreme Court of Texas, a person licensed |
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under the court's authority on behalf of the judicial department of |
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government, or an applicant for a license issued under the court's |
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authority on behalf of the judicial department of government; |
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(2) a person licensed or an applicant for a license |
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under Chapter 1701; |
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(3) an applicant for certification as emergency |
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medical services personnel under Chapter 773, Health and Safety |
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Code; [or] |
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(4) a person who: |
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(A) is licensed by the Texas Medical Board, the |
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Texas State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Dental Examiners, |
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or the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; and |
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(B) has been convicted of a felony under Chapter |
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481 or 483 or Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code; or |
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(5) an applicant for a Class A barber certificate or a |
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barber technician license under Chapter 1601. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a certificate or license submitted on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. An application for a certificate or |
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license submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |