By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 1556
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the classification of certain programs as postsecondary
education programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 455.203, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
(e) The course of instruction in massage therapy provided by
a licensed massage school is a postsecondary education program.
(f) A massage school that provides instruction to persons
beyond the age of compulsory education is authorized to operate
educational programs in massage therapy at the postsecondary level.
(g) Subsections (e) and (f) shall not create any additional
regulatory authority for the Department or requirements for schools
licensed under this chapter.
SECTION 2. 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, 2015.