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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to waiver of continuing education requirements for certain |
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insurance adjusters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4101.060, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Section 4004.051, the department shall |
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waive any continuing education requirement imposed under this |
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chapter or Chapter 4004 for an adjuster who, during the license |
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period for which the continuing education is required, receives a |
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certificate of completion of a continuing education program issued |
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by a professional organization of adjusters if: |
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(1) the number of hours required to complete the |
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continuing education program is not less than the number of hours of |
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continuing education that an adjuster is required to complete |
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during the license period under Sections 4004.053 and 4004.054; and |
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(2) the content of the continuing education program |
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includes the content required under Section 4004.105. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2019, the |
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commissioner of insurance shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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implement Section 4101.060(d), Insurance Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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(b) The change in law made by Section 4101.060(d), Insurance |
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Code, as added by this Act, applies to continuing education |
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requirements for an insurance adjuster's license period beginning |
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on or after January 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |