| 1 | 1 | | By: Paxton S.B. No. 467 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the regulation of dyslexia practitioners and |
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| 7 | 7 | | therapists. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 403.151, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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| 10 | 10 | | adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a licensed dyslexia |
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| 12 | 12 | | practitioner may practice outside of an educational setting to the |
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| 13 | 13 | | extent necessary to provide a service that would otherwise be |
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| 14 | 14 | | provided in an educational setting that is not reasonably |
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| 15 | 15 | | accessible to the licensed dyslexia practitioner or client. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 403, Occupations Code, is |
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| 17 | 17 | | amended by adding Section 403.153 to read as follows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | Sec. 403.153. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Notwithstanding any other law, a license holder may provide any |
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| 20 | 20 | | service, including conducting an initial meeting with a client, |
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| 21 | 21 | | solely through the use of an interactive audiovisual communication |
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| 22 | 22 | | system, whether real-time or two-way, including a smartphone. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 24 | 24 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 25 | 25 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, the |
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| 27 | 27 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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