Amend HB 705 (senate committee report), in SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 1604.001, Occupations Code, by striking Article 15 of that section (page 17, lines 25 through 30) and substituting the following:
ARTICLE 15- CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER STATE LAWS
A. The purpose of this compact is to facilitate multistate licensure of Cosmetologists. Nothing herein shall subject a Member State to any laws, rules, or regulations from any other Member State beyond the intended purpose of this compact.
B. Nothing herein shall require any Member State to adopt additional laws or policies beyond the intended purpose of this compact.
C. Nothing herein shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other law of a Member State.
D. All permissible agreements between the Commission and the Member States are binding in accordance with their terms.