By: Turner of Tarrant, et al. H.B. No. 2028
(Senate Sponsor - Davis)
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013;
May 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran
Affairs and Military Installations; May 17, 2013, reported
adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 17, 2013, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2028 By: Davis
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility requirements for plumbing licenses
issued to applicants with military service.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1301.3585 to read as follows:
Sec. 1301.3585. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE. (a) Notwithstanding any
other law, the board shall credit verified military service,
training, or education toward the licensing requirements, other
than examination requirements, for a license issued under this
chapter by the board.
(b) The board shall expedite the issuance of a provisional
license or a license by endorsement or reciprocity under this
chapter to an applicant who:
(1) has verified military experience; and
(2) holds a current license issued by another
jurisdiction that has license requirements that are substantially
equivalent to the license requirements of this state.
(c) The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this
section.
SECTION 2. (a) Section 1301.3585, Occupations Code, as
added by this Act, applies only to an application for a license
filed on or after May 1, 2014. An application for a license filed
before May 1, 2014, is governed by the law in effect on the date the
application was filed, and that law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
(b) The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt
rules under Section 1301.3585, Occupations Code, as added by this
Act, not later than March 1, 2014.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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