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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to apprenticeship requirements for occupational licenses |
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issued to applicants with military experience. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 55. LICENSE FOR [WHILE ON] MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER OR [DUTY
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AND FOR] MILITARY SPOUSE |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 55.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 55.005. APPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANT |
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WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if an |
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apprenticeship is required for an occupational license issued by a |
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state agency, the state agency shall credit verified military |
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service, training, or education that is relevant to the occupation |
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toward the apprenticeship requirements for the license. |
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(b) The state agency shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 55.005, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an application for an occupational |
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license filed on or after May 1, 2014. An application for a license |
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filed before May 1, 2014, is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |