Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	86R32862 KKR-D
2	1		By: Seliger S.B. No. 814
3		-	(Buckley)
4		-	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 814: No.
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7	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	5		AN ACT
9		-	relating to the regulation of equine dentistry.
	6	+	relating to the performance of equine dentistry by students of
	7	+	equine dental provider certification programs.
10	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	9		SECTION 1. Section 801.260, Occupations Code, is amended to
12	10		read as follows:
13		-	Sec. 801.260. REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM [LICENSE REQUIRED
14		-	FOR] EQUINE DENTISTRY. A person may not perform equine dentistry
15		-	or offer or attempt to act as an equine dental provider unless the
16		-	person is:
	11	+	Sec. 801.260. LICENSE REQUIRED FOR EQUINE DENTISTRY. A
	12	+	person may not perform equine dentistry or offer or attempt to act
	13	+	as an equine dental provider unless the person is:
17	14		(1) a veterinarian who is active and in good standing;
18	15		[or]
19	16		(2) a licensed equine dental provider who is active
20	17		and in good standing performing under the supervision of a
21	18		veterinarian who is active and in good standing; or
22	19		(3) a student of an equine dental provider
23	20		certification program approved by the board who:
24	21		(A) is completing the practical requirements of
25	22		the certification program; and
26	23		(B) performs equine dentistry under the direct
27	24		supervision of a veterinarian who is active and in good standing.
28		-	SECTION 2. Section 801.261(a), Occupations Code, is amended
29		-	to read as follows:
30		-	(a) The board shall issue an equine dental provider license
31		-	to a person who is qualified under this section. A person is
32		-	qualified to be licensed as an equine dental provider if the person:
33		-	(1) passes a jurisprudence examination conducted by
34		-	the board in accordance with Section 801.264;
35		-	(2) is not disqualified under this chapter or board
36		-	rule; and
37		-	(3) is certified by a [the International Association
38		-	of Equine Dentistry or another] board-approved certification
39		-	entity or organization.
40		-	SECTION 3. (a) Section 801.261(a), Occupations Code, as
41		-	amended by this Act, applies only to an application for an equine
42		-	dental provider license submitted on or after September 1, 2020. An
43		-	application submitted before that date is governed by the law in
44		-	effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the
45		-	former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
46		-	(b) The change in law made by this Act to Section
47		-	801.261(a), Occupations Code, does not apply to the renewal of a
48		-	license issued before September 1, 2020.
49		-	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
	25	+	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.