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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required human trafficking prevention training and |
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disclosure of certain information about human trafficking by tattoo |
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and body piercing studios. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 402.0351(a), Government Code, is amended |
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by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as |
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follows: |
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(1) "Body piercing studio" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 146.001, Health and Safety Code. |
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(1-a) "Cosmetology facility" means a person who holds |
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a license to operate a facility or school under Chapter 1602, |
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Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 402.0351(a-1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Except as provided by Subsection (a-3), a person who |
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operates any of the following entities shall post at the entity the |
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sign prescribed under Subsection (b), or, if applicable, a similar |
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sign or notice as prescribed by other state law: |
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(1) an entity permitted or licensed under Chapter 25, |
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26, 28, 32, 69, or 71, Alcoholic Beverage Code, other than an entity |
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holding a food and beverage certificate; |
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(2) a cosmetology facility; |
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(3) a hospital; |
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(4) a massage establishment; |
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(5) a massage school; |
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(6) a sexually oriented business; |
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(7) a tattoo studio; [or] |
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(8) a transportation hub; or |
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(9) a body piercing studio. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 146, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 146.0075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 146.0075. REQUIRED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING. (a) |
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Each employee of a tattoo studio or body piercing studio within the |
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time prescribed by rules adopted by the executive commissioner |
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shall complete a training course approved by the executive |
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commissioner on identifying and assisting victims of human |
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trafficking. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall approve training |
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courses on human trafficking prevention, including at least one |
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course that is available without charge. The department shall post |
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the list of the approved training courses on the department's |
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Internet website. |
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(c) A tattoo studio or body piercing studio shall post signs |
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relating to human trafficking as required by Section 402.0351, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act: |
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(1) the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall: |
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(A) approve human trafficking prevention |
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training courses as provided by Section 146.0075(b), Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act; and |
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(B) adopt rules necessary to implement Section |
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146.0075, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act; and |
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(2) the Department of State Health Services shall post |
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on its Internet website the list of human trafficking prevention |
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courses approved by the executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission under Section 146.0075(b), Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. An employee of a tattoo studio or body piercing |
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studio is not required to complete a training course as required by |
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Section 146.0075(a), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, |
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before January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |