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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility requirements for electrician licenses |
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issued to applicants with military service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1305, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1305.1645 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1305.1645. APPLICANT WITH MILITARY SERVICE. (a) In |
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this section, "military" means the armed forces of the United |
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States, Texas National Guard, or Texas State Guard. |
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(b) The executive director shall credit relevant |
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experience, training, or education in electrical work that an |
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applicant received while serving in the military toward the |
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licensing requirements for a license issued under this chapter. |
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(c) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Section 1305.1645, Occupations Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to an application for a license |
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filed on or after May 1, 2014. An application for a license filed |
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before May 1, 2014, is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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application was filed, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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(b) The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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adopt rules under Section 1305.1645, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, not later than March 1, 2014. |
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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, 2013. |