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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing and regulation of a home and community |
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support services agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 142.006(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A license issued under this chapter expires three [two] |
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years after the date of issuance. The executive commissioner by |
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rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates |
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during the three-year [two-year] period. For the year in which a |
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license expiration date is changed, the department shall prorate |
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the license fee on a monthly basis. Each license holder shall pay |
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only that portion of the license fee allocable to the number of |
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months for which the license is valid. A license holder shall pay |
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the total license renewal fee at the time of renewal. The |
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department may issue an initial license for a shorter term to |
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conform expiration dates for a locality or an applicant. The |
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department may issue a temporary license to an applicant for an |
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initial license. |
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SECTION 2. Section 142.009(j), Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the |
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changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |