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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a review of occupational licensing requirements related |
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to an applicant's criminal history. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "License" means a license, certificate, |
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registration, permit, or other authorization that: |
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(A) is issued by a licensing authority; and |
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(B) an individual must obtain to practice or |
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engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession. |
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(2) "Licensing authority" means a department, |
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commission, board, or other agency of the state that issues a |
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license. |
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SECTION 2. REVIEW REGARDING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS |
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RELATED TO CRIMINAL HISTORY. Each licensing authority shall, for |
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each license issued by the authority that has an eligibility |
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requirement related to an applicant's criminal history, review the |
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requirement and make a recommendation regarding whether the |
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requirement should be retained, modified, or repealed. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2018, each |
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licensing authority shall submit a report on the results of the |
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authority's review to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and each member of the legislature and |
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include the authority's recommendations. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |