H.B. No. 4073
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the renewal of certain expired certificates issued by
  the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; authorizing a fee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 419.0341, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as
  follows:
         (e)  If the person's certificate has been expired for more
  than five years [one year or longer], the person may not renew the
  certificate.  The person may obtain a new certificate by submitting
  to the proficiency examination or repeating the requirements and
  procedures for obtaining an original certificate.  The commission
  shall charge a fee to cover the cost of administering the
  proficiency examination.
         (e-1)  If the person's certificate has been expired for more
  than one year but not more than five years, the person may renew the
  certificate in accordance with rules established by the commission.
  The commission by rule shall establish:
               (1)  a system for renewing a certificate under this
  subsection;
               (2)  a list of criteria a person must satisfy to renew a
  certificate under this subsection; and
               (3)  a fee for renewing a certificate under this
  subsection.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  a certificate that expires in accordance with rules adopted by the
  Texas Commission on Fire Protection under Section 419.033,
  Government Code, on or after January 1, 2024. A certificate that
  expires before January 1, 2024, is governed by the law in effect
  immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former
  law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  Not later than January 1, 2024, the Texas
  Commission on Fire Protection shall adopt rules providing for the
  renewal of a certificate under Section 419.0341(e-1), Government
  Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4073 was passed by the House on April
  14, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 4, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4073 was passed by the Senate on May
  17, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor