TITLE: Relating to restrictions on branch office licenses and employees under the Private Security Act.

SUMMARY: Relating to restrictions on branch office licenses and employees under the Private Security Act.

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AN ACT relating to restrictions on branch office licenses and employees under the Private Security Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Sections 1702.1115 and 1702.1275 to read as follows: Sec. 1702.1115. RESTRICTIONS ON BRANCH OFFICE LICENSE. A branch office license issued by the board is the property of the board. A license holder may not: (1) advertise a branch office license as the private property of the license holder or any other business, including an employee leasing firm, a temporary help firm, or a franchise affiliated with the license holder; or (2) sell or offer to sell a branch office license in a commercial transaction. Sec. 1702.1275. RESTRICTIONS ON BRANCH OFFICE EMPLOYEES. An individual who holds a license, registration, endorsement, or commission issued under this chapter and who is employed at a branch office of a license holder is a bona fide employee of the license holder and may not perform, or offer to perform, a service or duty that the individual was hired to perform for the license holder and for which the individual holds the license, registration, endorsement, or commission as: (1) an independent contractor; or (2) an employee of a contractor or franchise, regardless of whether the contractor or franchise is affiliated with the license holder. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.