88R11481 SCP-D
By: Guerra H.B. No. 3133
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the electronic system for occupational licensing
transactions administered by the Department of Information
Resources.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2054.353(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The department shall administer a common electronic
system using the Internet through which a licensing entity can
electronically:
(1) send occupational licenses and other documents to
persons regulated by the licensing entity and to the public;
(2) receive applications for occupational licenses
and other documents for filing from persons regulated by the
licensing entity and from the public, including documents that can
be electronically signed if necessary; [and]
(3) receive required payments from persons regulated
by the licensing entity and from the public; and
(4) track the status of a license holder or applicant,
including disciplinary information, in a manner that is not
accessible to the public.
SECTION 2. Section 2054.353(d), Government Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.