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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; |
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expanding authority to adopt fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.002, Occupations Code, as amended by |
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Chapters 663 (H.B. 1560) and 850 (S.B. 713), Acts of the 87th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 51.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Department of |
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Licensing and Regulation are subject to Chapter 325, Government |
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Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided |
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by that chapter, the commission and the department are abolished |
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September 1, 2033. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.202(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall set fees, in amounts reasonable and |
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necessary to cover the costs of administering the programs or |
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activities, for: |
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(1) licenses issued by the department; |
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(2) license renewals and late renewals; |
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(3) examinations; and |
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(4) any other program or activity administered by the |
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department [for which a fee is authorized]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 51.207(c), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission by rule may require an applicant, license |
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holder, or other person who regularly receives correspondence from |
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the department to provide an [may satisfy any requirement under |
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this chapter or another law governing a program subject to |
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regulation by the department to provide notice by delivering the |
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notice by] e-mail address to the department for purposes of |
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receiving correspondence [to the recipient's last known e-mail |
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address if the recipient has previously authorized the department |
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to deliver the notice by e-mail]. An e-mail address used under this |
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subsection is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under |
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Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. Section 51.209, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other law, Chapter 2110, Government |
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Code, does not apply to an advisory board established to advise the |
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commission or department. |
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SECTION 5. Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.4014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.4014. LICENSE APPLICATION FROM INMATE. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law, the department may accept an |
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application from an applicant who is an inmate imprisoned in the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice except that the department may |
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not issue the license until the applicant has been released. |
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(b) This section does not limit the ability of the |
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department to determine or verify the applicant's eligibility for |
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the license or to issue a provisional or restricted license in |
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accordance with other law. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3743 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3743 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |