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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain |
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applicants with prior convictions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.0211(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding any law other than Subsection (a) and |
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unless the applicant has been convicted of an offense described by |
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Section 53.021(a)(1), (3), or (4), or an offense described by |
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Section 53.021(a)(2) that is punishable as a felony [53.021(a)], a |
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licensing authority shall issue to an otherwise qualified applicant |
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who has been convicted of an offense: |
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(1) the license for which the applicant applied; or |
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(2) a provisional license described by Subsection (c). |
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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 license submitted on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. An application for a license submitted 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 application was submitted, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |