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1	1	By: Jackson S.B. No. 1954
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to a temporary faculty license for chiropractic faculty.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. Section 201.308, Occupations Code, is amended by
9	9	adding Subsections (c) through (n) to read as follows:
10	10	(c) The board may issue a temporary faculty license to
11	11	practice chiropractic to a person as provided by this section. The
12	12	person:
13	13	(1) must hold a current chiropractic license that is
14	14	unrestricted and not subject to a disciplinary order or probation
15	15	in another state or a Canadian province;
16	16	(2) may not hold a chiropractic license in another
17	17	state or a Canadian province that has any restrictions,
18	18	disciplinary orders, or probation;
19	19	(3) must pass the examination required under Section
20	20	201.304(a)(2);
21	21	(4) must have been engaged in the practice of
22	22	chiropractic:
23	23	(A) for at least the three years preceding the
24	24	date of the application under this section; or
25	25	(B) as a chiropractic educator in a doctor of
26	26	chiropractic degree program accredited by the Council on
27	27	Chiropractic Education for at least the three years preceding the
28	28	date of the application under this section; and
29	29	(5) must hold a salaried faculty position of at least
30	30	the level of assistant professor and be working full-time at:
31	31	(A) Parker College of Chiropractic; or
32	32	(B) Texas Chiropractic College.
33	33	(d) A person is eligible for a temporary license under
34	34	Subsection (c) if the person holds a faculty position of at least
35	35	the level of assistant professor, the person works at least
36	36	part-time at an institution listed in Subsection (c)(5), and:
37	37	(1) the person is on active duty in the United States
38	38	armed forces; and
39	39	(2) the person's practice under the temporary license
40	40	will fulfill critical needs of the citizens of this state.
41	41	(e) A chiropractor who is issued a temporary license under
42	42	Subsection (c) must sign an oath on a form prescribed by the board
43	43	swearing that the person:
44	44	(1) has read and is familiar with this chapter and
45	45	board rules;
46	46	(2) will abide by the requirements of this chapter and
47	47	board rules while practicing under the chiropractor's temporary
48	48	license; and
49	49	(3) will be subject to the disciplinary procedures of
50	50	the board.
51	51	(f) A chiropractor holding a temporary license under
52	52	Subsection (c) and the chiropractor's chiropractic school must file
53	53	affidavits with the board affirming acceptance of the terms and
54	54	limits imposed by the board on the chiropractic activities of the
55	55	chiropractor.
56	56	(g) A temporary license issued under Subsection (c) is valid
57	57	for one year.
58	58	(h) The holder of a temporary license issued under
59	59	Subsection (c) is limited to the teaching confines of the applying
60	60	chiropractic school as a part of the chiropractor's duties and
61	61	responsibilities assigned by the program and may not practice
62	62	chiropractic outside of the setting of the chiropractic school or
63	63	an affiliate of the chiropractic school.
64	64	(i) The application for a temporary license under
65	65	Subsection (c) must be made by the chiropractic school in which the
66	66	chiropractor teaches and must contain the information and
67	67	documentation requested by the board. The application must be
68	68	endorsed by the dean of the chiropractic school or the president of
69	69	the institution.
70	70	(j) A chiropractor who holds a temporary license issued
71	71	under Subsection (c) and who wishes to receive a permanent
72	72	unrestricted license must meet the requirements for issuance of a
73	73	permanent unrestricted license, including any examination
74	74	requirements.
75	75	(k) The board shall adopt:
76	76	(1) rules governing the issuance of a renewal
77	77	temporary faculty license, including a rule that permits a person
78	78	licensed under Subsection (c) to continue teaching while an
79	79	application for a renewal temporary license is pending;
80	80	(2) fees for the issuance of a temporary license and a
81	81	renewal temporary license; and
82	82	(3) an application form for temporary licenses and
83	83	renewal temporary licenses to be issued under this section.
84	84	(l) The fee for a renewal temporary license issued under
85	85	Subsection (k)(1) must be less than the amount of the fee for a
86	86	temporary license issued under Subsection (c).
87	87	(m) A chiropractic school shall notify the board not later
88	88	than 72 hours after the time:
89	89	(1) except as provided by Subdivision (2), a
90	90	chiropractor licensed under Subsection (c) ceases to hold a
91	91	full-time salaried position of at least the level of assistant
92	92	professor at the school; and
93	93	(2) a chiropractor described by Subsection (d) ceases
94	94	to hold a part-time salaried position of at least the level of
95	95	assistant professor at the school.
96	96	(n) The board shall revoke a license issued under this
97	97	section if the license holder no longer satisfies the requirements
98	98	of this section.
99	99	SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2010, the Texas Board
100	100	of Chiropractic Examiners shall adopt rules, fees, and forms as
101	101	required by Section 201.308, Occupations Code, as amended by this
102	102	Act.
103	103	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.