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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expenses and methods of financing the operations of |
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certain state licensing or regulatory agencies and related |
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agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 51.1031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.1031. EXPENSE SHARING ARRANGEMENT. The executive |
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director may enter into an agreement with another state agency to |
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share costs and expenses. |
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SECTION 2. Section 101.006, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.006. BUDGET. The council shall adopt an annual |
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budget that is funded by a prorated assessment paid by the |
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regulatory agencies listed in Section 101.002 and as may be |
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provided by the general appropriations act. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 101, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 101.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.0061. EXPENSE SHARING ARRANGEMENT. The council |
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may enter into an agreement with another state agency to share costs |
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and expenses. |
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SECTION 4. Section 201.153, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding a Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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(b) The board by rule may set temporary fees in amounts |
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reasonable and necessary to cover nonrecurring costs of |
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administering this chapter. |
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SECTION 5. Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 801.1021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 801.1021. EXPENSE SHARING ARRANGEMENT. The executive |
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director may enter into an agreement with another state agency to |
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share costs and expenses. |
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SECTION 6. Section 801.154, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 801.154. FEES. The board by rule shall set fees in |
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amounts that are reasonable and necessary so that the fees, in the |
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aggregate, cover the costs of administering this chapter. The |
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board by rule may set temporary fees in amounts reasonable and |
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necessary to cover nonrecurring costs of administering this |
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chapter. |
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SECTION 7. Chapter 1002, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 1002.1031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1002.1031. EXPENSE SHARING ARRANGEMENT. The executive |
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director may enter into an agreement with another state agency to |
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share costs and expenses. |
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SECTION 8. Section 1002.152, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1002.152. FEES. The board may set reasonable and |
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necessary fees to be charged applicants and license holders under |
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this chapter, including fees for application, examination, |
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licensure, and renewal of a license. The board shall base a fee for |
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examination in a discipline of geoscience on the costs associated |
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with preparing, administering, and grading that examination. The |
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board by rule may set temporary fees in amounts reasonable and |
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necessary to cover nonrecurring costs of administering this |
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chapter. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |