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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to obtaining a occupational license while incarcerated |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.357, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) As an alternative to denying, revoking, suspending, or |
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refusing to issue or renew a license under Section 51.356 or |
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51.4012(a) or Chapter 53, the commission or executive director may |
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issue a restricted license to an applicant, including an applicant |
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incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, for a |
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license under: |
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(1) Chapter 1302; or |
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(2) Chapter 1305. |
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(b) The department may impose reasonable conditions on a |
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holder of a restricted license, including requiring the license |
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holder to: |
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(1) limit the scope or location of the license holder's |
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practice; |
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(2) be supervised; and |
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(3) report to the department, including notifying the |
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department promptly of any change in the license holder's |
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supervision. |
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(c) The department may: |
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(1) include on the face of a license and in the |
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department's records a statement: |
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(A) that the license is restricted; and |
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(B) of any condition of the restricted license; |
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and |
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(2) use a distinctive design for a restricted license. |
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(d) A license holder who supervises the holder of a |
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restricted license shall use reasonable care to ensure that the |
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license holder complies with any condition imposed under this |
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section. |
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(e) The commission or executive director may impose an |
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administrative penalty or other sanction on the holder of a |
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restricted license or on a license holder who supervises the person |
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for a violation of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |