By: Middleton S.B. No. 1969
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain
instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 57, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. WAIVER OF LICENSE RENEWAL FEES FOR CERTAIN
INSTRUCTORS IN HIGH-DEMAND FIELDS
Sec. 57.151. WAIVER OF LICENSE RENEWAL FEES. (a) In this
section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned
by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b) This section applies only to a license to practice as:
(1) a registered nurse or vocational nurse under
Chapter 301;
(2) a pharmacist under Chapter 558;
(3) a medical radiologic technologist under Chapter
601;
(4) a respiratory care practitioner under Chapter 604;
(5) an engineer under Chapter 1001;
(6) a journeyman plumber or master plumber under
Chapter 1301;
(7) an air conditioning and refrigeration contractor
under Chapter 1302;
(8) a journeyman electrician or master electrician
under Chapter 1305;
(9) an educator under Subchapter B, Chapter 21,
Education Code; or
(10) a bilingual education or special language program
teacher under Section 29.061, Education Code.
(c) A state agency that issues a license to which this
section applies by rule shall waive the license renewal fee for a
faculty member as defined by Section 51.101, Education Code, or
adjunct professor at an institution of higher education who
provides instruction in the field for which the license is
required.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.