87R4950 MAW-D
By: Button H.B. No. 2023
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the criminal history record information requirement for
applicants for renewal of a license issued by the Texas State Board
of Public Accountancy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
shall require each applicant for renewal of a license under
Subchapter I, Chapter 901, Occupations Code, to first comply with
the requirement of Section 901.169(a), Occupations Code, not later
than September 1, 2022. Notwithstanding Sections 901.169(a)(2)(E)
and 901.403(c), Occupations Code, an applicant for renewal of a
license is not required to comply with Section 901.169(a),
Occupations Code, until first required to by the board as provided
by this Act.
SECTION 2. Section 22(d), Chapter 181 (H.B. 1520), Acts of
the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.