TITLE: Relating to the removal of the seal and duplicative sanction provisions for dietitians.

SUMMARY: Relating to the removal of the seal and duplicative sanction provisions for dietitians.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the removal of the seal and duplicative sanction provisions for dietitians. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 701.151(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The commission or the department,as appropriate, shall: (1) [adopt an official seal; [(2)] adopt and publish a code of ethics; (2) [(3)] establish the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licenses, including renewed and reciprocal licenses; [(4) revoke, suspend, or deny a license, probate a license suspension, or reprimand a license holder for a violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or the code of ethics;] and (3) [(5)] request and receive any necessary assistance from state educational institutions or other state agencies. SECTION 2. Sections 701.155 and 701.353, Occupations Code, are repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.