By: Turner of Tarrant, et al.	H.B. No. 2028
	(Senate Sponsor - Davis)
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013;
	May 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran
	Affairs and Military Installations; May 17, 2013, reported
	adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
	vote:  Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 17, 2013, sent to printer.)
	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2028	By:  Davis

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the eligibility requirements for plumbing licenses
	issued to applicants with military service.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is
	amended by adding Section 1301.3585 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1301.3585.  LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
	APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE. (a)  Notwithstanding any
	other law, the board shall credit verified military service,
	training, or education toward the licensing requirements, other
	than examination requirements, for a license issued under this
	chapter by the board.
	(b)  The board shall expedite the issuance of a provisional
	license or a license by endorsement or reciprocity under this
	chapter to an applicant who:
	(1)  has verified military experience; and
	(2)  holds a current license issued by another
	jurisdiction that has license requirements that are substantially
	equivalent to the license requirements of this state.
	(c)  The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this
	section.
	SECTION 2.  (a) Section 1301.3585, Occupations Code, as
	added by this Act, applies only to an application for a license
	filed on or after May 1, 2014. An application for a license filed
	before May 1, 2014, is governed by the law in effect on the date the
	application was filed, and that law is continued in effect for that
	purpose.
	(b)  The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt
	rules under Section 1301.3585, Occupations Code, as added by this
	Act, not later than March 1, 2014.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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