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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that a person obtain a dyslexia |
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therapist license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 403, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 403.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.004. EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR |
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SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES. Section 403.101(b) does not |
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apply to the activities and services of a person who is completing |
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supervised clinical experience as required by Section |
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403.105(a)(3), to the extent that the activities and services |
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satisfy the requirements of Section 403.105(b). |
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SECTION 2. Section 403.101, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.101. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not use |
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the title "licensed dyslexia practitioner" or "licensed dyslexia |
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therapist" in this state unless the person holds the appropriate |
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license under this chapter. |
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(b) A person may not provide multisensory structured |
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language education or dyslexia therapy services outside of an |
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educational setting, including a school, learning center, or |
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clinic, unless the person holds a licensed dyslexia therapist |
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license. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 403, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 403.111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.111. TEMPORARY DYSLEXIA THERAPIST LICENSE. (a) |
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The department shall issue a temporary dyslexia therapist license |
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to an applicant who satisfies all eligibility requirements under |
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Section 403.105, other than the education required by Section |
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403.105(a)(1). |
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(b) A temporary license is valid until the earlier of: |
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(1) September 1, 2022; or |
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(2) the date on which the department issues a licensed |
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dyslexia therapist license to the applicant. |
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(c) The department shall issue a licensed dyslexia |
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therapist license to the holder of a temporary license under this |
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section if the temporary license holder satisfies the requirement |
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under Section 403.105(a)(1). |
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(d) This section expires January 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 4. Section 403.151(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A licensed dyslexia therapist may practice in any [a
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school, learning center, clinic, or private practice] setting. |
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SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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Conduct that occurs before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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(b) Section 403.101(b), Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act, takes effect January 1, 2018. |