86R8500 SOS-F
By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1629
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the removal of the seal and duplicative sanction
provisions for dietitians.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 701.151(b), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The commission or the department, as appropriate,
shall:
(1) [adopt an official seal;
[(2)] adopt and publish a code of ethics;
(2) [(3)] establish the qualifications and fitness of
applicants for licenses, including renewed and reciprocal
licenses;
[(4) revoke, suspend, or deny a license, probate a
license suspension, or reprimand a license holder for a violation
of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or the code of
ethics;] and
(3) [(5)] request and receive any necessary
assistance from state educational institutions or other state
agencies.
SECTION 2. Sections 701.155 and 701.353, Occupations Code,
are repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.