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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain applicants for state bar |
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examination. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 82, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 82.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 82.025. ATTORNEY LICENSED IN ANOTHER STATE. (a) |
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Notwithstanding Sections 82.024, 82.0241, and 82.036, an attorney |
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licensed to practice law in another state is eligible to take this |
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state's bar examination if the attorney: |
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(1) is a citizen of the United States; and |
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(2) satisfies all other requirements to be licensed in |
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this state. |
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(b) An attorney eligible to take the examination under this |
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section must comply with the procedures and deadlines prescribed by |
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the supreme court. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |