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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a written statement regarding certain rules adopted by |
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a state agency that issues an occupational license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2001.042 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2001.042. WRITTEN STATEMENT REGARDING CERTAIN RULES. |
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A state agency that issues an occupational license shall make |
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available on its Internet website a written statement regarding |
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each rule adopted by the agency. The statement must identify the |
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particular health and safety or welfare related reason for which |
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the rule was adopted. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2001.042, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a rule adopted by a state agency on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A rule adopted before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the rule was adopted, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |