By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 5241
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the expenses and methods of financing the operations of
certain state licensing or regulatory agencies and related
agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Section 51.1031 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.1031. EXPENSE SHARING ARRANGEMENT. The executive
director may enter into an agreement with another state agency to
share costs and expenses.
SECTION 2. Section 101.006, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 101.006. BUDGET. The council shall adopt an annual
budget that is funded by a prorated assessment paid by the
regulatory agencies listed in Section 101.002 and as may be
provided by the general appropriations act.
SECTION 3. Chapter 101, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Section 101.0061 to read as follows:
Sec. 101.0061. EXPENSE SHARING ARRANGEMENT. The council
may enter into an agreement with another state agency to share costs
and expenses.
SECTION 4. Section 201.153, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding a Subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) The board by rule may set temporary fees in amounts
reasonable and necessary to cover nonrecurring costs of
administering this chapter.
SECTION 5. Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Section 801.1021 to read as follows:
Sec. 801.1021. EXPENSE SHARING ARRANGEMENT. The executive
director may enter into an agreement with another state agency to
share costs and expenses.
SECTION 6. Section 801.154, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 801.154. FEES. The board by rule shall set fees in
amounts that are reasonable and necessary so that the fees, in the
aggregate, cover the costs of administering this chapter. The
board by rule may set temporary fees in amounts reasonable and
necessary to cover nonrecurring costs of administering this
chapter.
SECTION 7. Chapter 1002, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Section 1002.1031 to read as follows:
Sec. 1002.1031. EXPENSE SHARING ARRANGEMENT. The executive
director may enter into an agreement with another state agency to
share costs and expenses.
SECTION 8. Section 1002.152, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1002.152. FEES. The board may set reasonable and
necessary fees to be charged applicants and license holders under
this chapter, including fees for application, examination,
licensure, and renewal of a license. The board shall base a fee for
examination in a discipline of geoscience on the costs associated
with preparing, administering, and grading that examination. The
board by rule may set temporary fees in amounts reasonable and
necessary to cover nonrecurring costs of administering this
chapter.
SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.