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AN ACT
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relating to license renewals by the Texas Department of Licensing |
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and Regulation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 51.401(c) and (d), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 |
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days but less than 18 months [one year] may renew the license by |
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paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times |
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the normally required renewal fee. On approval by the executive |
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director, a person whose license has been expired for at least 18 |
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months but less than three years may renew the license by paying to |
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the department a renewal fee equal to two times the normally |
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required renewal fee. |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] person whose |
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license has been expired for 18 months [one year] or more may not |
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renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying |
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with the requirements and procedures, including the examination |
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requirements, for obtaining an original license. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for the renewal of a license that is filed with the |
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application for the renewal of a |
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license that is filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed, |
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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 September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3287 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 5, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3287 was passed by |
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the Senate on May |
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10, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |