| 1 | 1 | | 88R5850 DIO-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Anderson, Oliverson, Rogers, Stucky, H.B. No. 3049 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Buckley, et al. |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to the dismissal of a baseless or unfounded complaint |
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| 9 | 9 | | filed with the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 801.2052 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 801.2052. DISMISSAL OF BASELESS OR UNFOUNDED |
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| 14 | 14 | | COMPLAINT. (a) If the board determines that a complaint filed with |
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| 15 | 15 | | the board is baseless or unfounded, the board shall: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) dismiss the complaint; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2) include a statement in the record of the complaint |
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| 18 | 18 | | that the complaint was dismissed because the complaint was baseless |
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| 19 | 19 | | or unfounded. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) The board shall adopt rules that establish criteria for |
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| 21 | 21 | | determining that a complaint is baseless or unfounded. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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