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TX Ins Code § 6003.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter D. Registration and License Requirements|Section 6003.159. Reciprocal License

Sec. 6003.159.  RECIPROCAL LICENSE.The department may waive any license requirement for an applicant who holds a license issued by another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to the license requirements of this state.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter D. Registration and License Requirements|Section 6003.160. Not Transferable

Sec. 6003.160.  NOT TRANSFERABLE.  A registration certificate or license issued under this chapter is not transferable.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter E. Renewal of Registration Certificate or License|Section 6003.201. Renewal Required; Fee

Sec. 6003.201.  RENEWAL REQUIRED; FEE.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an initial registration certificate or license is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue and is renewable on payment of the renewal fee.  An initial registration certificate or license issued on or after September 1, 1983, may be issued for a period of less than one year and the renewal fee shall be prorated proportionally.(b)  A renewal of a registration certificate or license issued under this chapter is valid for a period of two years.  The license or registration fee for each year of the two-year period is payable on renewal.(c)  The commissioner by rule may adopt a system under which registration certificates and licenses expire on various dates during the year.  For the year in which an expiration date of a registration certificate or license is less than one year from its issuance or anniversary date, the fee shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each holder of a registration certificate or license pays only that portion of the renewal fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the registration certificate or license is valid.  On renewal on the new expiration date, the total renewal fee is payable.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter E. Renewal of Registration Certificate or License|Section 6003.202. Notice of Expiration

Sec. 6003.202.  NOTICE OF EXPIRATION.  At least 30 days before the expiration date of a registration certificate or license, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the holder of the  registration certificate or license at the holder's last known address.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter E. Renewal of Registration Certificate or License|Section 6003.203. Renewal Procedures

Sec. 6003.203.  RENEWAL PROCEDURES.  (a)  The holder of an unexpired registration certificate or license may renew the certificate or license by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the certificate or license.(b)  An individual or organization whose registration certificate or license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the certificate or license by paying to the department:(1)  the required renewal fee; and(2)  a fee equal to one-half of the initial fee for the certificate or license.(c)  An individual or organization whose registration certificate or license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than two years may renew the certificate or license by paying to the department:(1)  all unpaid renewal fees; and(2)  a fee that is equal to the initial fee for the certificate or license.(d)  An individual or organization whose registration certificate or license has been expired for two years or longer may not renew the certificate or license.  The individual or organization may obtain a new registration certificate or license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an initial registration certificate or license.(e)  This section may not be construed to prevent the department from denying or refusing to renew a license under applicable law or commissioner rules.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter F. Prohibited Practices|Section 6003.251. Prohibited Practices

Sec. 6003.251.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES.  An individual or organization may not:(1)  obtain or attempt to obtain a registration certificate or license by fraudulent representation; or(2)  plan, sell, install, maintain, or service a fire protection sprinkler system in violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter F. Prohibited Practices|Section 6003.252. Disciplinary Actions

Sec. 6003.252.  DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.  The state fire marshal may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a registration certificate or license if, after notice and hearing, the state fire marshal finds that the applicant, registrant, or license holder has engaged in acts that:(1)  violate this chapter;(2)  violate rules or standards adopted under this chapter; or(3)  constitute misrepresentation made in connection with:(A)  the sale of products; or(B)  services rendered.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter F. Prohibited Practices|Section 6003.253. Disciplinary Hearing

Sec. 6003.253.  DISCIPLINARY HEARING.  (a)  If the state fire marshal proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license or registration certificate issued under this chapter, the holder of the license or certificate is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.(b)  Rules of practice adopted by the commissioner applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter F. Prohibited Practices|Section 6003.254. Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act

Sec. 6003.254.  APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.  Proceedings for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration certificate or license, appeals from those proceedings, and any other proceedings for a disciplinary action are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter F. Prohibited Practices|Section 6003.255. Reapplication Requirements

Sec. 6003.255.  REAPPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  An applicant or holder of a registration certificate or license whose certificate or license has been denied, refused, or revoked under this chapter, other than for failure to pass a required written examination, may not file another application for a registration certificate or license before:(1)  the first anniversary of the effective date of the denial, refusal, or revocation; or(2)  if judicial review of the denial, refusal, or revocation is sought, before the first anniversary of the date of the final court order or decree affirming the action.(b)  The commissioner may deny an application described by Subsection (a) unless the applicant shows good cause why the denial, refusal, or revocation of the registration certificate or license should not be considered a bar to the issuance of a new registration certificate or license.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 6003.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 20 - Regulation of Other Occupations|Chapter 6003 - Fire Protection Sprinkler System Service and Installation|Subchapter G. Criminal Penalty|Section 6003.301. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 6003.301.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 6003.151(a), 6003.153, or 6003.251.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(c)  Venue for an offense under this section is in Travis County or the county in which the offense is committed.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1J.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
art 3.51-1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 3 - Life, Health and Accident Insurance|Subchapter E. Group, Industrial and Credit Insurance|Article 3.51-1. Payment of Group Insurance Premiums by Cities, Towns or Villages

Any incorporated city, town or village in the State of Texas which is authorized by law to procure a contract insuring its respective employees or any class or classes thereof under a policy or policies of group insurance covering one or more risks may pay all or any portion of the premiums on such policy or policies from the local funds of such city, town or village.|Added by Acts 1963, 58th Leg., p. 323, ch. 121, Sec. 1.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1868, ch. 445, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1981.|
art 3.51-4 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 3 - Life, Health and Accident Insurance|Subchapter E. Group, Industrial and Credit Insurance|Article 3.51-4. Payment of Premiums of Group Life and Health Insurance Policies for Retirees of the Central Education Agency, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, Retired Employees of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Who Accepted Retirement Under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Retired Employees of the Texas Youth Commission Who Accepted Retirement Under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and Retired Employees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Who Accepted Retirement Under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

The premium cost of group life, health, accident, hospital, surgical and/or medical expense insurance for retirees of the Central Education Agency, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, for retired employees of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Texas Youth Commission, and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who accepted retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas pursuant to Chapter 3, Texas Education Code, shall be paid by the State of Texas, subject to the following limitations and conditions:(a)  Payment shall be from the funds of the agency, commission, board or department from which the officer or employee retired, shall be limited to the same amount allowed active employees under current group life and health insurance programs of the agency, commission, board or department, and shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations to be established no later than September 1, 1973, by the Central Education Agency, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, and the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System for its respective retirees and no later than September 1, 1975, by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Texas Youth Commission, and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for their retired employees who accepted retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas pursuant to Chapter 3, Texas Education Code.(b) The agency, commission, board and department shall certify to the state comptroller of public accounts each month the amount required each month to pay the insurance premiums of the said retirees, and the State of Texas shall pay the amount so ascertained each month, beginning September 1, 1973, to the Central Education Agency, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, and the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, and beginning September 1, 1975, to the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the Texas Youth Commission.|Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 600, ch. 254, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1027, ch. 394, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1975.|Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 181, ch. 44, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. April 26, 1983;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 11.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
art 3.51-5 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 3 - Life, Health and Accident Insurance|Subchapter E. Group, Industrial and Credit Insurance|Article 3.51-5. Payments of Group Life and Health Insurance Premiums for Retired Employees of the Texas Central Education Agency, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Texas Youth Commission, a Texas Senior College or University, and the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System

(a)  The costs of group life and health insurance premiums to persons retired under the Teacher Retirement Act, who at the time of their retirement were employed by the Texas Central Education Agency, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Texas Youth Commission, a Texas senior college or university, and the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, shall be fully paid from the funds of such agency, commission, institution, or board under the following provisions and conditions:  (1) The coverage of this Act shall extend to all such retired persons within the limits of eligibility under state contracts in force on the effective date of this Act or as may be otherwise provided by law;  (2) such payment shall be in accordance with rules and regulations established by such agency, commission, institution, or board;  (3) such agency, commission, institution, and board shall certify to the Comptroller of Public Accounts each month the amount so ascertained each month to such agency, commission, institution, and board;  (4) payments shall begin on the first day of the month following the month in which this Act takes effect and shall continue to be paid until otherwise provided by law.(b) There are hereby authorized to be paid out of the funds of each agency, commission, institution, or board named in the Act the sums necessary to fund the payments of premiums provided in this Act.|Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1062, ch. 408, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 182, ch. 44, art. 3, Sec. 2, eff. April 26, 1983;  Subsec.(a) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 11.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
art 3.51-7 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 3 - Life, Health and Accident Insurance|Subchapter E. Group, Industrial and Credit Insurance|Article 3.51-7. Payments of Additional Death Benefits for Retired Appointed Officers and Employees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and the Texas Central Education Agency, and the Texas Schools for the Blind and Visually Impaired and for the Deaf

(a)  This article shall apply only to persons retired as annuitants under the provisions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who were immediately prior to retirement appointed officers or employees of the Central Education Agency, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or for the Texas School for the Deaf.(b) There shall be paid from the funds of the Central Education Agency, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or for the Texas School for the Deaf an additional lump-sum death benefit in such amount as, when added to any lump-sum death benefit payable under the provisions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, shall equal $5,000 upon satisfactory proof of the death, occurring on or after September 1, 1977, of any person defined in Part (a) of this article.  Each such additional lump-sum death benefit shall be paid from the funds of the agency or school from which such person retired.(c) Such benefit shall be paid as provided by the laws of descent and distribution unless the retiree has directed in writing that it be paid otherwise.(d) Such payment shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Central Education Agency, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or for the Texas School for the Deaf, and each shall certify to the Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas each month the amounts of all such payments made in the preceding month.(e) There are hereby authorized to be paid out of the funds of the Central Education Agency, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or for the Texas School for the Deaf the sums necessary to pay such additional lump-sum death benefits.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1272, ch. 494, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 1977.|Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 247, Sec. 17, eff. June 14, 1989;  Subsec. (d) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 11.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
art 3.70-3D (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 3 - Life, Health and Accident Insurance|Subchapter G. Accident and Sickness Insurance|Article 3.70-3D. Consumer Assistance Program for Health Maintenance Organizations

 Text of article effective upon appropriation of funds   (a)  The consumer assistance program for health maintenance organizations is established.  The commissioner may contract, through a request for proposals, with a nonprofit organization to operate the program.(b) The program shall:(1) assist individual consumers in complaints or appeals within the operation of a health maintenance organization, and outside of the operation of a health maintenance organization, including appeals under Article 21.58A of this code or in Medicaid and Medicare fair hearings;  and(2) refer consumers to other programs or agencies if appropriate.(c) The program may:(1) operate a statewide clearinghouse for objective consumer information about health care coverage, including options for obtaining health care coverage;  and(2) accept gifts, grants, or donations from any source for the purpose of operating the program.  The program may charge reasonable fees to consumers to support the program.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147, Sec. 2.008(1), eff. September 1, 2011.(e) A nonprofit organization contracting with the commissioner pursuant to Subsection (a) must not be involved in providing health care or health care plans and must demonstrate that it has expertise in providing direct assistance to consumers with respect to their concerns and problems with health maintenance organizations.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1457, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 2.008(1), eff. September 1, 2011.
art 4.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 4 - Taxes and Fees|Subchapter A. Imposition and Collection of Taxes and Fees|Article 4.01. Tax Other Than Premium Tax

All insurance companies incorporated under the laws of this state shall hereafter be required to render for county and municipal taxation all of their real estate and all furniture, fixtures, automobiles, equipment, and data processing systems, as other such real estate and tangible personal property is rendered in the city and county where such property is located.All other personal property owned by such insurance companies, except fire insurance companies and casualty insurance companies, shall be valued as other such property is valued for assessment by the taxing authority in the following manner:From the total valuation of the entire assets of each insurance company shall be deducted:(a) All the debts of every kind and character owed by such insurance company;(b) All intangible personal property owned by such insurance company;(c) All reserves, being the amount of the debts of such insurance company by reason of its outstanding policies in gross.From the remainder shall be deducted the assessed value of all real estate and the assessed value of all furniture, fixtures, automobiles, equipment, and data-processing systems, rendered for taxation, and the remainder, if any there be, shall be taxable as personal property by the city and county where the principal business office of any such company is fixed by its charter.All other personal property of fire insurance companies and casualty insurance companies incorporated under the laws of this state shall be valued as other such property is valued for assessment by the taxing authority in the following manner:From the total valuation of the entire assets of each insurance company shall be deducted:(a) All the debts of every kind and character owed by such insurance company;(b) All intangible personal property owned by such insurance company;(c) All reserves, which reserves shall be computed in such manner as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Board of Insurance, for unearned premiums and for all bona fide outstanding losses.From the remainder shall be deducted the assessed value of all real estate and the assessed value of all furniture, fixtures, automobiles, equipment, and data-processing systems, rendered for taxation, and the remainder, if any there be, shall be taxable as personal property by the city and county where the principal business office of any company is fixed by its charter.|Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., p. 868, ch. 491.  Amended by Acts 1957, 55th Leg., p. 812, ch. 344, Sec. 3;  Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2470, ch. 831, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.|Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.