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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of |
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podiatry. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 202.259, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 202.259. RESIDENCY [TEMPORARY] LICENSE. (a) The |
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commission by rule may adopt a procedure for the issuance of a |
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residency [temporary] license to an applicant [other than an |
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applicant for a provisional license under Section 202.260]. |
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(b) Rules adopted under this section must establish: |
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(1) the criteria for issuance of a residency |
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[temporary] license; and |
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(2) a maximum period during which a residency |
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[temporary] license is valid. |
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SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Occupations Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 202.061; and |
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(2) Section 202.260. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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202.259, Occupations Code, does not affect the validity of a |
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license issued under that section before the effective date of this |
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Act. A license issued under that section before the effective date |
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of this Act that is in effect on that date expires according to the |
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term provided on the date of issuance, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 968 passed the Senate on |
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April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 968 passed the House on |
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May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 26, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |