84R9742 NC-D
By: Schaefer H.B. No. 2484
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of occupational licenses to certain
out-of-state applicants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Title 2, Occupations Code, is amended by adding
Chapter 60 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 60. LICENSING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS
Sec. 60.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "License" means a license, certificate,
registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by
law or a state agency rule that must be obtained by an individual to
engage in a particular occupation.
(2) "State agency" means a department, board, bureau,
commission, committee, division, office, council, or agency of the
state.
Sec. 60.002. LICENSING OF OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS.
Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency that issues a license
shall waive all education, training, experience, and examination
requirements for obtaining a license for an applicant for the
license after reviewing the applicant's credentials and
determining that:
(1) the applicant holds a license issued by another
state for an occupation that is substantially equivalent to the
occupation for which the agency issues the license; and
(2) the license granted to the applicant by the other
state has not been restricted, suspended, revoked, or surrendered
for any reason.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for a license submitted to a state agency on or
after the effective date of this Act. An application submitted to a
state agency before the effective date of this Act is governed by
the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.