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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain plumbing, air conditioning, and electrical |
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services performed as a volunteer during a disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 8, Occupations Code, is amended by adding |
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Chapter 1306 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 1306. VOLUNTEER SERVICES DURING DISASTER |
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Sec. 1306.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "License holder" means a person who holds a |
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license, endorsement, registration, or other authorization |
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required to engage in an occupation or activity regulated under |
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Chapter 1301, 1302, or 1305. |
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(2) "Technical services" means services for which a |
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license holder is required to hold a license, endorsement, |
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registration, or other authorization issued under Chapter 1301, |
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1302, or 1305 to provide the services. |
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Sec. 1306.002. VOLUNTEER SERVICES DURING DISASTER. (a) A |
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license holder employed by the United States government or licensed |
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in another state may perform technical services as a volunteer in |
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this state without holding a license issued in this state during a |
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disaster: |
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(1) subject to the state emergency management plan, |
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adopted under Section 418.042, Government Code; or |
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(2) declared by the governor or the president of the |
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United States. |
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(b) A supervision requirement under Chapter 1301, 1302, or |
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1305 does not apply to technical services performed by a license |
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holder as a volunteer during circumstances described by Subsection |
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(a). |
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(c) This section does not apply to technical services |
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performed by a license holder for compensation or other |
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remuneration. |
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(d) The Public Safety Commission shall adopt any rules |
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necessary to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Public Safety Commission shall adopt rules as |
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necessary to implement Chapter 1306, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |