Bill Text: TX SB1592 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the composition of the radiation advisory board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-27 - Effective immediately [SB1592 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1592-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the composition of the radiation advisory board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-27 - Effective immediately [SB1592 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1592-Introduced.html
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| By: LaMantia | S.B. No. 1592 | |
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| relating to the composition of the radiation advisory board. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 401.015(a), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (a) The radiation advisory board is composed of the | ||
| following 18 members appointed by the governor: | ||
| (1) one representative from industry who is trained in | ||
| nuclear physics, science, or nuclear engineering; | ||
| (2) one representative from labor; | ||
| (3) one representative from agriculture who is | ||
| licensed by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; | ||
| (4) one representative from the insurance industry; | ||
| (5) one individual who is engaged in the use and | ||
| application of nuclear physics in medicine and is certified by the | ||
| American Board of Radiology or licensed by the Texas Medical Board | ||
| under Chapter 602, Occupations Code; | ||
| (6) one hospital administrator; | ||
| (7) one individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board | ||
| who specializes in nuclear medicine; | ||
| (8) one individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board | ||
| who specializes in pathology; | ||
| (9) one individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board | ||
| who specializes in radiology; | ||
| (10) one representative from the nuclear utility | ||
| industry; | ||
| (11) one representative from the radioactive waste | ||
| industry; | ||
| (12) one representative from the petroleum industry; | ||
| (13) one health physicist certified by the American | ||
| Board of Health Physics; | ||
| (14) one individual licensed by the State Board of | ||
| Dental Examiners; | ||
| (15) one representative from the uranium mining | ||
| industry; and | ||
| (16) three representatives of the public. | ||
| SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not | ||
| affect the entitlement of a member serving on the radiation | ||
| advisory board immediately before the effective date of this Act to | ||
| continue to serve for the remainder of the member's term. As the | ||
| terms of members expire, the governor shall appoint or reappoint | ||
| members who have the qualifications required by Section 401.015, | ||
| Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
