Bill Text: TX SB787 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Relating to a reduced occupational licensing fee for certain former license holders.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-01 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB787 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB787-Comm_Sub.html
 
 
  By: Hancock S.B. No. 787
 
  (Thompson of Harris)
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a reduced occupational licensing fee for certain former
  license holders.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 57, Occupations Code, is amended by
  adding Section 57.003 to read as follows:
         Sec. 57.003.  REDUCED OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING FEE FOR CERTAIN
  FORMER LICENSE HOLDERS. (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, a
  state agency that issues a license shall adopt rules requiring the
  agency to charge a reduced license application fee or reactivation
  fee, as applicable, not to exceed one-third of the amount of the
  usual fee, to an applicant who:
               (1)  in the two-year period preceding the date of the
  application, became a parent by natural birth or adoption; and
               (2)  immediately before the birth or adoption, held an
  active license of the same type for which the person is applying.
         (b)  Rules adopted under this section may require an
  applicant to submit to the state agency an attestation or other
  documentation relating to the child's birth or adoption.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2020, a state agency
  to which Section 57.003, Occupations Code, as added by this Act,
  applies shall adopt and implement the rules required by that
  section.
         SECTION 3.  A state agency to which Section 57.003,
  Occupations Code, as added by this Act, applies is required to
  implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature
  appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
  legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
  purpose, the state agency may, but is not required to, implement a
  provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that
  purpose.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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