By: Raymond H.B. No. 3152
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the membership of the State Board of Dental Examiners.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 252.001, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) One of the members appointed under Subsection (a)(1)
must be a pediatric dentist.
SECTION 2. Section 252.001, Occupations Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to a member of the State Board of Dental
Examiners appointed on or after the effective date of this Act. A
member appointed before the effective date of this Act may continue
to serve until the expiration of the member's term. As vacancies
occur on the board on and after the effective date of this Act, the
governor shall appoint members having the qualifications required
by the changes in law made by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.