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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the posting of certain business and occupational |
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licensing information on state agency websites and the Texas |
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Veterans Portal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 55.010, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 55.010. NOTICE OF CHAPTER PROVISIONS. (a) A state |
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agency that issues a license shall [prominently] post [a notice] on |
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the [home page of the] agency's Internet website: |
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(1) a list of the licenses issued by the agency with a |
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description of the type of business or occupation covered by each |
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license; and |
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(2) a description of [describing] the provisions of |
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this chapter that are available to military service members, |
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military veterans, and military spouses. |
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(b) A state agency shall post the information required by |
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Subsection (a): |
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(1) prominently on the home page of the agency's |
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Internet website; or |
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(2) on a single page of the agency's Internet website |
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with a prominent link to that page on the home page. |
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(c) A state agency that issues a license shall provide to |
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the Texas Veterans Commission a direct link to the information |
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required by Subsection (a). The Texas Veterans Commission shall |
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post the links on a single page of the veterans website maintained |
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under Section 434.102, Government Code, that is known as the Texas |
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Veterans Portal. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, a state |
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agency shall post on the agency's Internet website the information |
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required by Section 55.010, Occupations Code, as amended by this |
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Act, and provide to the Texas Veterans Commission the links |
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required by that section. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas Veterans |
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Commission shall post on the Texas Veterans Portal the information |
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required by Section 55.010(c), Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |