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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the structural pest control advisory |
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committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1951.101(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The committee consists of nine members appointed by the |
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commissioner as follows: |
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(1) [two members who are experts in structural pest
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control application;
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[(2)] three members who represent the public; |
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(2) three members [(3)
one member from an institution
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of higher education who is knowledgeable in the science of pests and
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pest control;
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[(4) one member] who represent [represents] the |
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interests of structural pest control operators and who are [is] |
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appointed based on recommendations provided by a trade association |
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of operators; and |
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(3) three members [(5) one member] who represent |
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[represents] the interests of structural pest control operators and |
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who are experienced in the area of integrated pest management |
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programs in schools [consumers; and
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[(6)
the commissioner of state health services or the
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commissioner's designee]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1951.103(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A person may not be a member of the committee if: |
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(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid |
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consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of pest control |
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except as provided by Section 1951.101(a)(2) [1951.101(a)(4)]; or |
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(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid |
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consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of pest |
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control. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1951.101(c), Occupations Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act in the |
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qualifications of members of the structural pest control advisory |
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committee do not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the |
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committee immediately before the effective date of this Act to |
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continue to serve for the remainder of the member's term. As the |
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terms of committee members expire, the commissioner of agriculture |
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shall appoint or reappoint a member who has the qualifications |
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required for a member under Section 1951.101(a), Occupations Code, |
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as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |