85R5245 BEE-D
By: Miller H.B. No. 1131
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement that a person obtain a dyslexia
therapist license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 403, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 403.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 403.004. EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR
SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES. Section 403.101(b) does not
apply to the activities and services of a person who is completing
supervised clinical experience as required by Section
403.105(a)(3), to the extent that the activities and services
satisfy the requirements of Section 403.105(b).
SECTION 2. Section 403.101, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 403.101. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not use
the title "licensed dyslexia practitioner" or "licensed dyslexia
therapist" in this state unless the person holds the appropriate
license under this chapter.
(b) A person may not provide multisensory structured
language education or dyslexia therapy services outside of an
educational setting, including a school, learning center, or
clinic, unless the person holds a licensed dyslexia therapist
license.
SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 403, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 403.111 to read as follows:
Sec. 403.111. TEMPORARY DYSLEXIA THERAPIST LICENSE. (a)
The department shall issue a temporary dyslexia therapist license
to an applicant who satisfies all eligibility requirements under
Section 403.105, other than the education required by Section
403.105(a)(1).
(b) A temporary license is valid until the earlier of:
(1) September 1, 2022; or
(2) the date on which the department issues a licensed
dyslexia therapist license to the applicant.
(c) The department shall issue a licensed dyslexia
therapist license to the holder of a temporary license under this
section if the temporary license holder satisfies the requirement
under Section 403.105(a)(1).
(d) This section expires January 1, 2023.
SECTION 4. Section 403.151(b), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) A licensed dyslexia therapist may practice in any [a
school, learning center, clinic, or private practice] setting.
SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.
Conduct that occurs before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, and
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 6. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
(b) Section 403.101(b), Occupations Code, as added by this
Act, takes effect January 1, 2018.