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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 plumbing 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 G, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1301.3585 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.3585. 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 board shall credit relevant experience, training, |
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or education in plumbing that an applicant received while serving |
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in the military toward the requirements for a license issued under |
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this chapter. |
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(c) The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Section 1301.3585, 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 State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt |
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rules under Section 1301.3585, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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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. |