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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of dyslexia practitioners and |
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therapists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 403.151, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a licensed dyslexia |
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practitioner may practice outside of an educational setting to the |
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extent necessary to provide a service that would otherwise be |
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provided in an educational setting that is not reasonably |
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accessible to the licensed dyslexia practitioner or client. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 403, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 403.153 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.153. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a license holder may provide any |
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service, including conducting an initial meeting with a client, |
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solely through the use of an interactive audiovisual communication |
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system, whether real-time or two-way, including a smartphone. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, the |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |