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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that the State Board of Veterinary |
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Medical Examiners provide a copy of a complaint to the subject of |
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the complaint. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 801.207, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the board shall |
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provide a copy of each complaint to the license holder who is the |
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subject of the complaint not later than the 14th day before the date |
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any response is due, unless providing a copy of the complaint would |
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jeopardize an investigation. The board may not require the license |
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holder to request a copy of the complaint. |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the [The] board |
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shall protect the identity of a complainant to the extent possible. |
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SECTION 2. Section 801.207, Occupations Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a complaint filed with the State Board of |
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Veterinary Medical Examiners on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A complaint filed with the board before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the complaint |
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was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |