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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of certain private security companies |
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and occupations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.230, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) An application for registration or endorsement must be |
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verified and include: |
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(1) the applicant's full name, residence address, |
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residence telephone number, date and place of birth, and social |
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security number; |
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(2) a statement that: |
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(A) lists each name used by the applicant, other |
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than the name by which the applicant is known at the time of |
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application, and an explanation stating each place where each name |
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was used, the date of each use, and a full explanation of the |
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reasons the name was used; or |
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(B) states that the applicant has never used a |
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name other than the name by which the applicant is known at the time |
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of application; |
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(3) the name and address of the applicant's employer |
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and, if applicable, the applicant's consulting firm; |
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(4) the date the employment commenced; |
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(5) a letter from the license holder requesting that |
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the applicant be registered or endorsed; |
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(6) the title of the position occupied by the |
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applicant and a description of the applicant's duties; [and] |
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(7) all required fees, including the criminal history |
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check fee; |
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(8) fingerprints in the form and manner approved by |
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the department, and verified as required by subsection (d) of this |
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section; and |
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(9) any other information, evidence, statement, or |
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document required by the board. |
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(b) The employer of the applicant shall make a reasonable |
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attempt to verify the information required under Subsection (a)(1) |
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before the earlier of: |
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(1) the date the application is submitted; or |
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(2) the date the applicant begins to perform the |
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duties of employment that require registration. |
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(c) An applicant must submit an application that |
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substantially meets the requirements of this section prior to |
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employment in a capacity for which registration is required. |
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(d) Subsection (a)(8) of this section requires the |
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department receive electronic verification from the Federal Bureau |
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of Investigation or the department's Crime Records Service that |
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fingerprints have been submitted. |
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(e) The department shall make available to the public |
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information on whether an applicant has met the conditions |
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necessary to perform regulated services. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2015. |