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1	1	88R9077 SCP-D
2	2	By: Goldman H.B. No. 1530
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission
8	8	on Law Enforcement.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 1701.002, Occupations Code, is amended
11	11	to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 1701.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas
13	13	Commission on Law Enforcement is subject to Chapter 325, Government
14	14	Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided
15	15	by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter
16	16	expires September 1, 2035 [2023].
17	17	SECTION 2. Section 1701.059, Occupations Code, is amended
18	18	by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
19	19	follows:
20	20	(b) The training program must provide the person with
21	21	information regarding:
22	22	(1) the law governing [legislation that created the]
23	23	commission operations;
24	24	(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the
25	25	commission;
26	26	(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking
27	27	authority of the commission;
28	28	(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the
29	29	commission;
30	30	(5) [(4)] the requirements of:
31	31	(A) laws relating to open meetings, public
32	32	information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of
33	33	interest; and
34	34	(B) other laws applicable to members of a state
35	35	policy-making body in performing their duties; and
36	36	(6) [(5)] any applicable ethics policies adopted by
37	37	the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.
38	38	(d) The executive director of the commission shall create a
39	39	training manual that includes the information required by
40	40	Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of
41	41	the training manual annually to each member of the commission. Each
42	42	commission member shall sign and submit to the executive director a
43	43	statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed
44	44	the training manual.
45	45	SECTION 3. Section 1701.151, Occupations Code, is amended
46	46	to read as follows:
47	47	Sec. 1701.151. GENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSION; RULEMAKING
48	48	AUTHORITY. The commission may:
49	49	(1) adopt rules for the administration of this chapter
50	50	and for the commission's internal management and control;
51	51	(2) establish minimum standards relating to
52	52	competence and reliability, including education, training,
53	53	physical, and mental[, and moral] standards, for licensing as an
54	54	officer, county jailer, public security officer, or
55	55	telecommunicator;
56	56	(3) report to the governor and legislature on the
57	57	commission's activities, with recommendations on matters under the
58	58	commission's jurisdiction, and make other reports that the
59	59	commission considers desirable;
60	60	(4) require a state agency or a county, special
61	61	district, or municipality in this state that employs officers,
62	62	telecommunicators, or county jailers to submit reports and
63	63	information;
64	64	(5) contract as the commission considers necessary for
65	65	services, facilities, studies, and reports required for:
66	66	(A) cooperation with municipal, county, special
67	67	district, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in training
68	68	programs; and
69	69	(B) performance of the commission's other
70	70	functions; and
71	71	(6) conduct research and stimulate research by public
72	72	and private agencies to improve law enforcement and police
73	73	administration.
74	74	SECTION 4. Section 1701.163, Occupations Code, is amended
75	75	to read as follows:
76	76	Sec. 1701.163. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
77	77	AGENCIES [INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMMISSIONING ENTITIES]. [(a)
78	78	This section applies only to an entity authorized by statute or by
79	79	the constitution to create a law enforcement agency or police
80	80	department and commission, appoint, or employ officers that first
81	81	creates a law enforcement agency or police department and first
82	82	begins to commission, appoint, or employ officers on or after
83	83	September 1, 2009.
84	84	[(b)] The [entity shall submit to the] commission, with
85	85	input from an advisory committee, shall by rule establish minimum
86	86	standards with respect to the creation or operation of a law
87	87	enforcement agency, including [on creation of the law enforcement
88	88	agency or police department information regarding]:
89	89	(1) a determination regarding the need for creating
90	90	the [law enforcement] agency [or police department] in the
91	91	community;
92	92	(2) the sustainable funding sources for the [law
93	93	enforcement] agency [or police department];
94	94	(3) the physical resources available to officers,
95	95	which may differ based on the size of the law enforcement agency,
96	96	including:
97	97	(A) duty firearms, including patrol rifles and
98	98	shotguns;
99	99	(B) less lethal force weapons, including a
100	100	requirement of at least one per officer on duty;
101	101	(C) effective communications equipment;
102	102	(D) protective equipment, including a
103	103	requirement of at least one protective vest per officer on duty;
104	104	(E) officer uniforms; and
105	105	(F) patrol vehicles and associated equipment;
106	106	(4) the physical facilities of [that] the [law
107	107	enforcement] agency [or police department will operate], including
108	108	any [descriptions of the] evidence room, dispatch area, or [and]
109	109	public area;
110	110	(5) the [law enforcement] policies of the [law
111	111	enforcement] agency [or police department], including policies on:
112	112	(A) use of force;
113	113	(B) vehicle pursuit;
114	114	(C) professional conduct of officers;
115	115	(D) domestic abuse protocols;
116	116	(E) response to missing persons;
117	117	(F) supervision of part-time officers; [and]
118	118	(G) impartial policing;
119	119	(H) active shooters; and
120	120	(I) barricaded subjects;
121	121	(6) the administrative structure of the [law
122	122	enforcement] agency [or police department];
123	123	(7) liability insurance; and
124	124	(8) any other standard [information] the commission
125	125	considers necessary [requires by rule].
126	126	SECTION 5. Subchapter D, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
127	127	amended by adding Sections 1701.165, 1701.166, 1701.167, 1701.168,
128	128	and 1701.169 to read as follows:
129	129	Sec. 1701.165. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The commission by
130	130	rule may establish advisory committees to make recommendations to
131	131	the commission on programs, rules, and policies administered by the
132	132	commission.
133	133	(b) In establishing an advisory committee under this
134	134	section, the commission shall adopt rules, including rules
135	135	regarding:
136	136	(1) the purpose, role, responsibility, goals, and
137	137	duration of the committee;
138	138	(2) the size of and quorum requirement for the
139	139	committee;
140	140	(3) qualifications for committee membership;
141	141	(4) appointment procedures for members;
142	142	(5) terms of service for members;
143	143	(6) training requirements for members;
144	144	(7) policies to avoid conflicts of interest by
145	145	committee members;
146	146	(8) a periodic review process to evaluate the
147	147	continuing need for the committee; and
148	148	(9) policies to ensure the committee does not violate
149	149	any provision of Chapter 551, Government Code, applicable to the
150	150	commission or the committee.
151	151	Sec. 1701.166. SUBPOENA. (a) The commission may compel by
152	152	subpoena the production for inspection or copying of a record
153	153	described by Section 1701.162(a) that is relevant to the
154	154	investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter or a
155	155	commission rule.
156	156	(b) The commission, acting through the attorney general,
157	157	may bring an action to enforce a subpoena issued under Subsection
158	158	(a) against a person who fails to comply with the subpoena.
159	159	(c) Venue for an action brought under Subsection (b) is in a
160	160	district court in:
161	161	(1) Travis County; or
162	162	(2) any county in which the commission may conduct a
163	163	hearing.
164	164	(d) The court shall order compliance with the subpoena if
165	165	the court finds that good cause exists to issue the subpoena.
166	166	Sec. 1701.167. EXAMINATION OF LICENSE HOLDER. (a) The
167	167	commission shall adopt rules specifying the circumstances under
168	168	which the commission may request that a license holder submit to an
169	169	examination described by Section 1701.306(a) by a psychologist,
170	170	psychiatrist, or physician selected by the commission to determine
171	171	whether the license holder continues to meet the standards required
172	172	by that section.
173	173	(b) If the license holder refuses to submit to the
174	174	examination, the commission shall issue an order requiring the
175	175	person to show cause for the person's refusal at a hearing on the
176	176	order scheduled for not later than the 30th day after the date
177	177	notice is served on the person. The commission shall provide notice
178	178	under this section by personal service or by registered mail,
179	179	return receipt requested.
180	180	(c) At the hearing, the person may appear in person and by
181	181	counsel and present evidence to justify the person's refusal to
182	182	submit to examination. After the hearing, the commission shall
183	183	issue an order requiring the person to submit to an examination
184	184	under this section or withdrawing the request for the examination.
185	185	(d) Unless the request is withdrawn, the commission may
186	186	suspend the license of a person who refuses to submit to the
187	187	examination.
188	188	(e) An appeal from the commission's order under this section
189	189	is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
190	190	(f) If the results of an examination under this section show
191	191	that the person does not meet the standards of Section 1701.306(a),
192	192	the commission shall suspend the person's license.
193	193	(g) Records relating to a request or order of the commission
194	194	or a hearing or examination conducted under this section,
195	195	including, if applicable, the identity of the person notifying the
196	196	commission that a license holder may not meet the standards
197	197	required by Section 1701.306(a), are confidential and not subject
198	198	to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
199	199	(h) An order issued by the commission regarding a license
200	200	holder that is based on information obtained during an examination
201	201	under this section may only reference the statutory basis for the
202	202	order and may not disclose the reason for the examination.
203	203	Sec. 1701.168. REFUSAL OR FAILURE OF EXAMINATION. (a)
204	204	Except as provided by Subsection (b), a law enforcement agency
205	205	shall report to the commission a license holder who refuses to
206	206	submit to or fails an examination ordered under Section 1701.167.
207	207	(b) A law enforcement agency is not required to report a
208	208	failed examination under Subsection (a) if the license holder
209	209	submits to and successfully completes a treatment program within a
210	210	reasonable time, as prescribed by commission rule. A law
211	211	enforcement agency may assign a license holder who submits to a
212	212	treatment program under this subsection to a non-law enforcement
213	213	role for the duration of the treatment program and until the license
214	214	holder passes the examination.
215	215	Sec. 1701.169. PREEMPLOYMENT DATABASE. The commission
216	216	shall designate one or more national law enforcement databases that
217	217	a law enforcement agency must access to complete the preemployment
218	218	background check required under Sections 1701.303(a) and
219	219	1701.451(a). A database designated under this section must:
220	220	(1) contain records related to a person's previous law
221	221	enforcement employment or experience, including any:
222	222	(A) commendations or awards;
223	223	(B) misconduct or disciplinary records; and
224	224	(C) certifications or licenses held;
225	225	(2) be maintained by the federal government or a
226	226	nationally recognized law enforcement accreditation association;
227	227	and
228	228	(3) provide a process for a person to contest or amend
229	229	any information maintained in the database relating to the person.
230	230	SECTION 6. Section 1701.202, Occupations Code, is amended
231	231	by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
232	232	follows:
233	233	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), on [On] request, a
234	234	license holder is entitled to [may] obtain information regarding a
235	235	complaint made against the license holder under this chapter,
236	236	including a complete copy of the complaint file. On receipt of a
237	237	request under this subsection, the commission shall provide the
238	238	requested information in a timely manner to allow the license
239	239	holder time to respond to the complaint.
240	240	(d) The commission is not required to provide the identity
241	241	of any nontestifying complainant in response to a request under
242	242	Subsection (b).
243	243	SECTION 7. Section 1701.203(c), Occupations Code, is
244	244	amended to read as follows:
245	245	(c) The commission shall periodically notify the complaint
246	246	parties [to the complaint] of the status of the complaint until
247	247	final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an
248	248	investigation.
249	249	SECTION 8. Subchapter E, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
250	250	amended by adding Section 1701.205 to read as follows:
251	251	Sec. 1701.205. OFFICER PROFILES. (a) The commission shall
252	252	create a public database containing profiles of each officer
253	253	licensed under this chapter. A profile must:
254	254	(1) include the information required by Subsection
255	255	(b); and
256	256	(2) be compiled in a format that makes the information
257	257	contained in the profile readily available to the public.
258	258	(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a profile
259	259	must contain the following information with respect to each
260	260	officer:
261	261	(1) the date the officer completed the basic training
262	262	course;
263	263	(2) whether the officer is in compliance with
264	264	continuing education requirements and the continuing education
265	265	courses completed;
266	266	(3) the total hours of training the officer has
267	267	completed; and
268	268	(4) the date the officer's license was issued.
269	269	(c) The commission shall adopt rules to exclude from the
270	270	database profiles for certain officers if including the profile
271	271	would create a safety risk for the officer based on the officer's
272	272	position or duties, including the profiles of undercover officers
273	273	and officers involved in active narcotics operations.
274	274	SECTION 9. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended
275	275	by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (g), (h), (i),
276	276	(j), (l), (m), (o), and (p) to read as follows:
277	277	(a-1) The commission by rule shall establish deadlines for
278	278	an officer to complete any minimum curriculum requirements that are
279	279	not completed as part of the officer's basic training course.
280	280	(g) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
281	281	commission shall establish a statewide comprehensive education and
282	282	training program on asset forfeiture under Chapter 59, Code of
283	283	Criminal Procedure, for officers licensed under this chapter. [An
284	284	officer shall complete a program established under this subsection
285	285	not later than the second anniversary of the date the officer is
286	286	licensed under this chapter or the date the officer applies for an
287	287	intermediate proficiency certificate, whichever date is earlier.]
288	288	(h) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
289	289	commission shall establish a statewide comprehensive education and
290	290	training program on racial profiling for officers licensed under
291	291	this chapter. [An officer shall complete a program established
292	292	under this subsection not later than the second anniversary of the
293	293	date the officer is licensed under this chapter or the date the
294	294	officer applies for an intermediate proficiency certificate,
295	295	whichever date is earlier.]
296	296	(i) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
297	297	commission shall establish a statewide comprehensive education and
298	298	training program on identity theft under Section 32.51, Penal Code,
299	299	for officers licensed under this chapter. [An officer shall
300	300	complete a program established under this subsection not later than
301	301	the second anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under
302	302	this chapter or the date the officer applies for an intermediate
303	303	proficiency certificate, whichever date is earlier.]
304	304	(j) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
305	305	commission shall require an officer to complete a 40-hour statewide
306	306	education and training program on de-escalation and crisis
307	307	intervention techniques to facilitate interaction with persons
308	308	with mental impairments. [An officer shall complete the program
309	309	not later than the second anniversary of the date the officer is
310	310	licensed under this chapter or the date the officer applies for an
311	311	intermediate proficiency certificate, whichever date is earlier.]
312	312	An officer may not satisfy the requirements of this subsection or
313	313	Section 1701.402(g) by taking an online course on de-escalation and
314	314	crisis intervention techniques to facilitate interaction with
315	315	persons with mental impairments.
316	316	(l) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
317	317	commission shall require an officer licensed by the commission on
318	318	or after January 1, 2016, to complete a canine encounter training
319	319	program established by the commission under Section 1701.261. [An
320	320	officer shall complete the program not later than the second
321	321	anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under this chapter
322	322	unless the officer completes the program as part of the officer's
323	323	basic training course.]
324	324	(m) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
325	325	commission shall establish a statewide comprehensive education and
326	326	training program on procedures for interacting with drivers who are
327	327	deaf or hard of hearing, as defined by Section 81.001, Human
328	328	Resources Code, including identifying specialty license plates
329	329	issued to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing under Section
330	330	504.204, Transportation Code. [An officer shall complete a program
331	331	established under this subsection not later than the second
332	332	anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under this chapter
333	333	or the date the officer applies for an intermediate proficiency
334	334	certificate, whichever date is earlier.]
335	335	(o) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
336	336	commission shall require an officer to complete the civilian
337	337	interaction training program developed under Section 1701.268. [An
338	338	officer shall complete the program not later than the second
339	339	anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under this chapter
340	340	unless the officer completes the program as part of the officer's
341	341	basic training course.]
342	342	(p) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
343	343	commission shall require an officer to complete the basic education
344	344	and training program on the trafficking of persons developed under
345	345	Section 1701.258(a). [An officer shall complete the program not
346	346	later than the second anniversary of the date the officer is
347	347	licensed under this chapter unless the officer completes the
348	348	program as part of the officer's basic training course.]
349	349	SECTION 10. Section 1701.303(a), Occupations Code, is
350	350	amended to read as follows:
351	351	(a) Before a [A] law enforcement agency or governmental
352	352	entity [that] hires a person for whom a license is sought, the law
353	353	enforcement agency must:
354	354	(1) review any information relating to the person
355	355	available in a database designated by the commission under Section
356	356	1701.169; and
357	357	(2) file an application with the commission as
358	358	provided by commission rule.
359	359	SECTION 11. Section 1701.404(b), Occupations Code, is
360	360	amended to read as follows:
361	361	(b) The commission may certify a sheriff, sheriff's deputy,
362	362	constable, other peace officer, county jailer, or justice of the
363	363	peace as a special officer for offenders with mental impairments if
364	364	the person:
365	365	(1) completes a training course in emergency first aid
366	366	and lifesaving techniques approved by the commission;
367	367	(2) completes a training course administered by the
368	368	commission on mental health issues and offenders with mental
369	369	impairments; and
370	370	(3) passes an examination administered by the
371	371	commission that is designed to test the person's:
372	372	(A) knowledge and recognition of the
373	373	characteristics and symptoms of mental illness, intellectual
374	374	disabilities [mental retardation], and developmental [mental]
375	375	disabilities; and
376	376	(B) knowledge of mental health crisis
377	377	intervention strategies for people with mental impairments.
378	378	SECTION 12. Section 1701.451(a), Occupations Code, is
379	379	amended to read as follows:
380	380	(a) Before a law enforcement agency may hire a person
381	381	licensed under this chapter, the agency must, on a form and in the
382	382	manner prescribed by the commission:
383	383	(1) obtain the person's written consent for the agency
384	384	to review the information required to be reviewed under this
385	385	section;
386	386	(2) request from the commission and any other
387	387	applicable person information required to be reviewed under this
388	388	section; and
389	389	(3) submit to the commission confirmation that the
390	390	agency, to the best of the agency's ability before hiring the
391	391	person:
392	392	(A) contacted each entity or individual
393	393	necessary to obtain the information required to be reviewed under
394	394	this section; and
395	395	(B) except as provided by Subsection (b),
396	396	obtained and reviewed as related to the person, as applicable:
397	397	(i) personnel files and other employee
398	398	records from each previous law enforcement agency employer,
399	399	including the employment application submitted to the previous
400	400	employer;
401	401	(ii) employment termination reports
402	402	maintained by the commission under this subchapter;
403	403	(iii) service records maintained by the
404	404	commission;
405	405	(iv) proof that the person meets the
406	406	minimum qualifications for enrollment in a training program under
407	407	Section 1701.251(a);
408	408	(v) a military veteran's United States
409	409	Department of Defense Form DD-214 or other military discharge
410	410	record;
411	411	(vi) criminal history record information;
412	412	(vii) information on pending warrants as
413	413	available through the Texas Crime Information Center and National
414	414	Crime Information Center;
415	415	(viii) evidence of financial
416	416	responsibility as required by Section 601.051, Transportation
417	417	Code;
418	418	(ix) a driving record from the Department
419	419	of Public Safety;
420	420	(x) proof of United States citizenship;
421	421	[and]
422	422	(xi) information on the person's background
423	423	from at least three personal references and at least two
424	424	professional references; and
425	425	(xii) information on the person's law
426	426	enforcement background as available through a database designated
427	427	by the commission under Section 1701.169.
428	428	SECTION 13. Section 1701.453, Occupations Code, is amended
429	429	to read as follows:
430	430	Sec. 1701.453. MAINTENANCE OF REPORTS [AND STATEMENTS].
431	431	The commission shall maintain a copy of each report [and statement]
432	432	submitted to the commission under this subchapter until at least
433	433	the 10th anniversary of the date on which the report [or statement]
434	434	is submitted.
435	435	SECTION 14. Section 1701.456(a), Occupations Code, is
436	436	amended to read as follows:
437	437	(a) The commission is not liable for civil damages for
438	438	providing information contained in a report [or statement]
439	439	maintained by the commission under this subchapter if the
440	440	commission released the information as provided by this subchapter.
441	441	SECTION 15. The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 1701,
442	442	Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
443	443	SUBCHAPTER K. DISCIPLINARY GROUNDS AND PROCEDURES
444	444	SECTION 16. Subchapter K, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code,
445	445	is amended by adding Section 1701.5011 to read as follows:
446	446	Sec. 1701.5011. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. (a) The commission
447	447	shall adopt rules specifying the circumstances under which the
448	448	commission may issue an emergency order, without a hearing,
449	449	suspending a person's license for a period not to exceed 90 days
450	450	after determining that the person constitutes an imminent threat to
451	451	the public health, safety, or welfare.
452	452	(b) An order suspending a license under this section must
453	453	state the length of the suspension in the order.
454	454	(c) If an emergency order is issued without a hearing under
455	455	this section, the commission shall, not later than the 10th day
456	456	after the date the order was issued, set the time and place for a
457	457	hearing on the order. The hearing must be conducted as soon as
458	458	practicable. A hearing under this section to affirm, modify, or set
459	459	aside the emergency order shall be conducted by the State Office of
460	460	Administrative Hearings. The order shall be affirmed to the extent
461	461	that good cause existed to issue the order.
462	462	(d) The commission by rule may prescribe procedures for the
463	463	determination and appeal of an emergency order issued under this
464	464	section, including a rule allowing the commission to affirm,
465	465	modify, or set aside a decision made by the State Office of
466	466	Administrative Hearings under Subsection (c).
467	467	(e) A proceeding under this section is a contested case
468	468	under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
469	469	SECTION 17. The following provisions of the Occupations
470	470	Code are repealed:
471	471	(1) Sections 1701.452(b) and (c);
472	472	(2) Section 1701.4521; and
473	473	(3) Section 1701.4525.
474	474	SECTION 18. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
475	475	this section, Section 1701.059, Occupations Code, as amended by
476	476	this Act, applies to a member of the Texas Commission on Law
477	477	Enforcement appointed before, on, or after the effective date of
478	478	this Act.
479	479	(b) A member of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement who,
480	480	before the effective date of this Act, completed the training
481	481	program required by Section 1701.059, Occupations Code, as that law
482	482	existed before the effective date of this Act, is only required to
483	483	complete additional training on the subjects added by this Act to
484	484	the training program required by Section 1701.059, Occupations
485	485	Code. A commission member described by this subsection may not
486	486	vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a
487	487	meeting of the commission held on or after December 1, 2023, until
488	488	the member completes the additional training.
489	489	SECTION 19. (a) Not later than March 1, 2024, the Texas
490	490	Commission on Law Enforcement shall:
491	491	(1) adopt rules and update forms as necessary to
492	492	implement the changes in law made by this Act to Chapter 1701,
493	493	Occupations Code; and
494	494	(2) designate the database as required by Section
495	495	1701.169, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
496	496	(b) Not later than September 1, 2024, the Texas Commission
497	497	on Law Enforcement shall establish the database containing officer
498	498	profiles as required by Section 1701.205, Occupations Code, as
499	499	added by this Act.
500	500	SECTION 20. Sections 1701.303(a) and 1701.451(a),
501	501	Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, apply only with respect to
502	502	a person hired on or after March 1, 2024. A person hired before
503	503	March 1, 2024, is governed by the law in effect immediately before
504	504	the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in
505	505	effect for that purpose.
506	506	SECTION 21. The changes in law made by this Act to
507	507	Subchapter J, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, apply only to a
508	508	report required to be submitted under Section 1701.452, Occupations
509	509	Code, as amended by this Act, regarding a separation of a license
510	510	holder that occurs on or after March 1, 2024. A separation that
511	511	occurs before March 1, 2024, is governed by the law in effect
512	512	immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former
513	513	law is continued in effect for that purpose.
514	514	SECTION 22. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.