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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the consideration of certain arrests in determining an |
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applicant's eligibility for an occupational license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 53, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 53.0231 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 53.0231. LIMITATION REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF |
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CERTAIN ARRESTS. For purposes of determining a person's fitness to |
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perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the |
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licensed occupation, a licensing authority may not consider an |
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arrest that did not result in the person's conviction or placement |
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on deferred adjudication community supervision. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |