88R13319 MAW-F     By: Goldman H.B. No. 3743       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;   expanding authority to adopt fees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 51.002, Occupations Code, as amended by   Chapters 663 (H.B. 1560) and 850 (S.B. 713), Acts of the 87th   Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, is reenacted to read as   follows:          Sec. 51.002.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  The Texas   Commission of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Department of   Licensing and Regulation are subject to Chapter 325, Government   Code (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided   by that chapter, the commission and the department are abolished   September 1, 2033.          SECTION 2.  Section 51.202(a), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  The commission shall set fees, in amounts reasonable and   necessary to cover the costs of administering the programs or   activities, for:                (1)  licenses issued by the department;                (2)  license renewals and late renewals;                (3)  examinations; and                (4)  any other program or activity administered by the   department [for which a fee is authorized].          SECTION 3.  Section 51.207(c), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (c)  The commission by rule may require an applicant, license   holder, or other person who regularly receives correspondence from   the department to provide an [may satisfy any requirement under   this chapter or another law governing a program subject to   regulation by the department to provide notice by delivering the   notice by] e-mail address to the department for purposes of   receiving correspondence [to the recipient's last known e-mail   address if the recipient has previously authorized the department   to deliver the notice by e-mail].  An e-mail address used under this   subsection is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under   Chapter 552, Government Code.          SECTION 4.  Section 51.209, Occupations Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  Notwithstanding any other law, Chapter 2110, Government   Code, does not apply to an advisory board established to advise the   commission or department.          SECTION 5.  Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 51.4014 to read as follows:          Sec. 51.4014.  LICENSE APPLICATION FROM INMATE. (a)     Notwithstanding any other law, the department may accept an   application from an applicant who is an inmate imprisoned in the   Texas Department of Criminal Justice except that the department may   not issue the license until the applicant has been released.          (b)  This section does not limit the ability of the   department to determine or verify the applicant's eligibility for   the license or to issue a provisional or restricted license in   accordance with other law.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.