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AN ACT
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relating to a fee exemption under the Public Accountancy Act for |
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accountants in this state who are employed by certain governmental |
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entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 901.410, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 901.410. FEE EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN LICENSE |
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HOLDERS. The fee increase imposed under Section 901.406 and the |
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additional fee imposed under Section 901.407 do not apply to a |
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license holder who is: |
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(1) an employee of the federal government, the |
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government of another state, or a municipal or county government of |
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this state and who is restricted by virtue of that employment from |
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engaging in the practice of public accountancy outside the scope of |
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employment; or |
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(2) an employee of a state agency that has authorized |
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the payment of the fee increase and additional fee for the license |
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holder. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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fee under Section 901.406 or 901.407, Occupations Code, that |
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becomes due on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee under |
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those sections that becomes due before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the fee becomes due, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1316 was passed by the House on April |
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13, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1316 on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1316 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |