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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of digital licenses by a licensing agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 59, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 59.002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 59.002. A DIGITAL LICENSE. (a) A licensing agency may |
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issue a digital license, certificate of registration or other legal |
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authorization. If a licensing agency provides a digital license, |
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the rules must provide that: |
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(1) the digital license be in a secure format and |
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readily accessible by the license holder through an Internet |
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website and on a wireless communication device; |
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(2) the public be able to view a license holder 's |
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digital license through an Internet website or a Quick Response |
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code; and |
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(3) if the department contracts with a vendor for the |
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issuance of a digital license, the digital license be in a format in |
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which the vendor and the department can verify the validity of the |
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license. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |