| 1 | 1 | | 85R11880 JCG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Campbell S.B. No. 1324 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the eligibility for and emergency suspension of a |
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| 8 | 8 | | license relating to massage therapy. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 455.1525, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (c) An applicant is not eligible for a license under this |
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| 13 | 13 | | chapter if the applicant has been finally convicted of an offense |
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| 14 | 14 | | involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family |
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| 15 | 15 | | Code. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 455, Occupations Code, is |
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| 17 | 17 | | amended by adding Section 455.255 to read as follows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | Sec. 455.255. ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. |
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| 19 | 19 | | If a license holder is arrested for a sexual offense, the arrest is |
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| 20 | 20 | | considered an emergency requiring immediate action to protect the |
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| 21 | 21 | | public health and safety under Section 51.3511. The executive |
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| 22 | 22 | | director may issue an emergency order to suspend the license of the |
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| 23 | 23 | | license holder in accordance with that section. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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| 25 | 25 | | 455.1525, Occupations Code, applies only to an application for a |
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| 26 | 26 | | license submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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| 27 | 27 | | application for a license submitted before that date is governed by |
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| 28 | 28 | | the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the |
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| 29 | 29 | | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 4. Section 455.255, Occupations Code, as added by |
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| 31 | 31 | | this Act, applies only to an arrest of a license holder that occurs |
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| 32 | 32 | | on or after the effective date of this Act. An arrest that occurs |
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| 33 | 33 | | before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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| 34 | 34 | | effect on the date of the arrest. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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