85R23554 JCG-F
By: Thompson of Harris, Hernandez H.B. No. 2629
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2629:
By: Kuempel C.S.H.B. No. 2629
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice and continuing education requirements regarding
human trafficking for cosmetologists and cosmetology facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The commission shall require continuing education
programs under this chapter to include information on:
(1) activities commonly associated with human
trafficking;
(2) recognition of potential victims of human
trafficking; and
(3) methods for assisting victims of human
trafficking, including how to report human trafficking.
SECTION 2. Subchapter I, Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1602.408 to read as follows:
Sec. 1602.408. POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED. (a) In
this section, "licensed facility" means the premises of a place of
business that holds a license, certificate, or permit under this
chapter.
(b) A licensed facility shall display a sign approved by or
acceptable to the commission or the department concerning services
and assistance available to victims of human trafficking.
(c) The sign required by this section must be in English,
Spanish, and Vietnamese and include a toll-free telephone number of
a nationally recognized information and referral hotline for
victims of human trafficking.
(d) The commission by rule shall establish requirements
regarding the posting of signs under this section.
SECTION 3. (a) Not later than March 1, 2018, the Texas
Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as
necessary to comply with Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, as
amended by this Act.
(b) Section 1602.354(c), Occupations Code, as added by this
Act, and the rules adopted under Subsection (a) of this section
apply only to a continuing education program provided on or after
September 1, 2018.
SECTION 4. (a) Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas
Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as
necessary to implement Section 1602.408, Occupations Code, as added
by this Act.
(b) A licensed facility as defined by Section 1602.408(a),
Occupations Code, as added by this Act, shall comply with Section
1602.408, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than
February 1, 2018.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.