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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain military spouses to engage in a |
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business or occupation in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 55.0041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 55.0041. RECOGNITION OF OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE OF |
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MILITARY SPOUSE. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a military |
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spouse may engage in a business or occupation for which a license is |
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required without obtaining the applicable license if the spouse is |
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currently licensed in good standing by another jurisdiction that |
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has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the |
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requirements for the license in this state. |
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(b) Before engaging in the practice of the business or |
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occupation, the military spouse must: |
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(1) notify the applicable state agency of the spouse's |
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intent to practice in this state; |
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(2) submit to the agency proof of the spouse's |
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residency in this state and a copy of the spouse's military |
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identification card; and |
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(3) receive from the agency confirmation that: |
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(A) the agency has verified the spouse's license |
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in the other jurisdiction; and |
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(B) the spouse is authorized to engage in the |
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business or occupation in accordance with this section. |
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(c) The military spouse shall comply with all other laws and |
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regulations applicable to the business or occupation in this state. |
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(d) A military spouse may engage in the business or |
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occupation under the authority of this section only for the period |
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during which the military service member to whom the military |
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spouse is married is stationed at a military installation in this |
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state but not to exceed three years from the date the spouse |
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receives the confirmation described by Subsection (b)(3). |
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(e) A state agency that issues a license shall adopt rules |
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to implement this section. The rules must establish a process for |
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the agency to: |
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(1) identify, with respect to each type of license |
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issued by the agency, the jurisdictions that have licensing |
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requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements |
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for the license in this state; and |
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(2) verify that a military spouse is licensed in good |
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standing in a jurisdiction described by Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, a state agency |
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to which Section 55.0041, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies, shall adopt rules to implement that section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |