88R4558 JTZ-F     By: Johnson S.B. No. 1417       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to company representatives for private security   companies; requiring an occupational license.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, is amended   by amending Subdivision (5-c) and adding Subdivision (5-d) to read   as follows:                (5-c)  "Company representative" means an individual   who is responsible for a company license holder's compliance with   this chapter.                (5-d)  "Department" means the Department of Public   Safety of the State of Texas.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Sections 1702.1155 and 1702.126 to read as   follows:          Sec. 1702.1155.  COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE LICENSE. (a) An   individual may not act as a company representative for a company   license holder unless the individual is licensed under this section   as a company representative.          (b)  An application for a company representative license   under this section must be in the form prescribed by the department   and include:                (1)  the full name and business address of the   applicant; and                (2)  a statement as to whether the applicant:                      (A)  is additionally applying for or holds a   company license; or                      (B)  is applying for the company representative   license to serve as the company representative for a company   license holder that is not the applicant.          (c)  An applicant is eligible for a company representative   license if the applicant has passed the licensing examination under   Section 1702.117. The applicant is not required to meet any   experience requirement for a company license under this subchapter.          Sec. 1702.126.  DESIGNATION OF COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE. (a)   A company license holder shall:                (1)  if the company license holder is an individual who   also holds a company representative license, designate that   individual as the company representative; or                (2)  if the company license holder does not hold a   company representative license, designate a company representative   license holder as the company representative.          (b)  A company representative designated under Subsection   (a)(2) is not required to be:                (1)  an officer who oversees the security-related   aspects of the company license holder's business;                 (2)  a partner or shareholder of the company license   holder; or                (3)  an owner of a specified percentage of the company   license holder's business.          (c)  A company representative designated under this section   is the individual to whom the department may direct all   correspondence regarding the company license holder.          SECTION 3.  (a) The Public Safety Commission shall adopt   rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act not   later than December 1, 2023. A person is not required to obtain a   license under Section 1702.1155, Occupations Code, as added by this   Act, to act as a company representative before January 1, 2024.          (b)  Not later than January 1, 2024, a company license holder   shall designate a company representative in accordance with Section   1702.126, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.