Amend SB 424 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 6002.159, Insurance Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(b) The commissioner may not adopt a rule that excludes or devalues a signed or otherwise substantially verifiable certificate of training that is:
(1) applicable to the areas of work authorized by the relevant license; and
(2) issued by a training program or school that is:
(A) nationally recognized; or
(B) authorized under the Occupations Code or Education Code.
(c) The commissioner may not adopt a rule that requires more than eight hours of [Participation in the] continuing education for any license renewal period [programs is voluntary].