| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to occupational license application and examination fees |
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| 8 | 6 | | for certain military service members, military veterans, and |
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| 9 | 7 | | military spouses. |
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| 10 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 55, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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| 12 | 10 | | adding Section 55.009 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 11 | | Sec. 55.009. LICENSE APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION FEES. |
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| 14 | 12 | | Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency that issues a license |
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| 15 | 13 | | shall waive the license application and examination fees paid to |
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| 16 | 14 | | the state for an applicant who is: |
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| 17 | 15 | | (1) a military service member or military veteran |
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| 18 | 16 | | whose military service, training, or education substantially meets |
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| 19 | 17 | | all of the requirements for the license; or |
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| 20 | 18 | | (2) a military service member, military veteran, or |
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| 21 | 19 | | military spouse who holds a current license issued by another |
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| 22 | 20 | | jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are |
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| 23 | 21 | | substantially equivalent to the requirements for the license in |
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| 24 | 22 | | this state. |
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| 25 | 23 | | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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| 26 | 24 | | an application for an occupational license filed on or after the |
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| 27 | 25 | | effective date of this Act. An application for a license filed |
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| 28 | 26 | | before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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| 29 | 27 | | effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in |
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| 30 | 28 | | effect for that purpose. |
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| 31 | 29 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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| 30 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 31 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 32 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 807 passed the Senate on |
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| 33 | + | April 14, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 34 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 36 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 807 passed the House on |
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| 37 | + | May 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, two |
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| 38 | + | present not voting. |
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| 39 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 41 | + | Approved: |
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| 42 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | + | Date |
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| 44 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | + | Governor |
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