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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain actions taken by certain licensing authorities |
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regarding a license holder or applicant who has been convicted of a |
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Class C misdemeanor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.021(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A licensing authority may suspend or revoke a license, |
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disqualify a person from receiving a license, or deny to a person |
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the opportunity to take a licensing examination on the grounds that |
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the person has been convicted of an offense, other than an offense |
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punishable as a Class C misdemeanor, that: |
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(1) [an offense that] directly relates to the duties |
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and responsibilities of the licensed occupation; |
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(2) [an offense that] does not directly relate to the |
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duties and responsibilities of the licensed occupation and that was |
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committed less than five years before the date the person applies |
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for the license; |
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(3) is [an offense] listed in Section 3g, Article |
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42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
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(4) is a sexually violent offense, as defined by |
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Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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application for, or a disciplinary proceeding regarding, a license |
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or other authorization that is pending with a licensing authority |
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on the effective date of this Act or an application filed or a |
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disciplinary proceeding commenced on or after that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |