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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a reduced licensing fee for certain former license |
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holders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 57, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 57.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 57.003. REDUCED LICENSING FEE FOR CERTAIN FORMER |
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LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency |
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that issues a license shall charge a reduced license application |
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fee or reactivation fee, as applicable, not to exceed one-third of |
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the amount of the usual fee, to an applicant who: |
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(1) in the two-year period preceding the date of the |
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application, became a parent by natural birth or adoption; and |
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(2) immediately before the birth or adoption, held an |
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active license of the same type for which the person is applying. |
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(b) The applicant must submit to the agency with the |
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application a copy of the child's birth certificate or adoption |
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order, as appropriate. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |