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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to satisfaction of continuing education requirements for |
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certain insurance adjusters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 4101, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 4101.062 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4101.062. ALTERNATIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION: CLAIMS |
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CERTIFICATION. Notwithstanding Section 4004.051, the department |
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shall accept as satisfaction of any continuing education |
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requirement imposed on an adjuster under this chapter or Chapter |
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4004 a claims certification that the adjuster receives during a |
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license period for which the continuing education is required if: |
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(1) the claims certification is issued by a national |
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or state claims association with a certification program; |
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(2) the number of hours required to complete the |
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certification program is not less than the number of hours of |
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continuing education that an adjuster is required to complete |
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during the license period under Sections 4004.053 and 4004.054; |
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(3) the content of the certification program: |
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(A) includes the content required under Section |
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4004.105; and |
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(B) is made available through an electronic |
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portal maintained by the association for review and audit by the |
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department; |
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(4) the association is approved by the department as a |
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continuing education provider; |
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(5) the association reports the adjuster's completion |
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of the certification program to the department through an |
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electronic portal maintained by the department; and |
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(6) the association, through an electronic portal |
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maintained by the association, provides the department access to |
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the adjuster's transcript showing the adjuster's completion of the |
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certification program. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by Section 4101.062, |
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Insurance Code, as added by this Act, applies to continuing |
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education requirements for an insurance adjuster's license period |
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beginning on or after January 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |