Bill Text: TX HB3521 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the recovery of certain direct administrative costs incurred by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy in imposing disciplinary action against a license holder.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-16 - Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures [HB3521 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB3521-Introduced.html
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| By: Button | H.B. No. 3521 | |
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| relating to the recovery of certain direct administrative costs | ||
| incurred by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy in imposing | ||
| disciplinary action against a license holder. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 901.501(a), Occupations Code, is amended | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| (a) On a determination that a ground for discipline exists | ||
| under Section 901.502, after notice and hearing as provided by | ||
| Section 901.509, the board may: | ||
| (1) revoke a certificate, firm license, or practice | ||
| privilege issued under this chapter; | ||
| (2) suspend under any terms a certificate, firm | ||
| license, practice privilege, or license issued under this chapter | ||
| for a period not to exceed five years; | ||
| (3) refuse to renew a license; | ||
| (4) place a license holder on probation; | ||
| (5) reprimand a license holder; | ||
| (6) limit the scope of a license holder's practice; | ||
| (7) require a license holder to complete a peer review | ||
| program conducted in the manner prescribed by the board; | ||
| (8) require a license holder to complete a continuing | ||
| education program specified by the board; | ||
| (9) impose on a license holder the direct | ||
| administrative costs incurred by the board in taking action under | ||
| this subsection, including fees or costs related to: | ||
| (A) attorneys, consultants, and witnesses; | ||
| (B) time spent by board employees to investigate | ||
| or prosecute the disciplinary ground; | ||
| (C) copying and filing documents; | ||
| (D) court reporters; | ||
| (E) hearings conducted by the State Office of | ||
| Administrative Hearings; | ||
| (F) case management; | ||
| (G) preparing for a hearing, trial, or appeal, | ||
| including preparing any exhibits; | ||
| (H) travel and per diem expenses for enforcement | ||
| committee members; and | ||
| (I) any other costs or fees reasonably | ||
| attributable to the investigation or prosecution of the | ||
| disciplinary ground [ |
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| (10) require a license holder to pay restitution as | ||
| provided by Section 901.6015; | ||
| (11) impose an administrative penalty under | ||
| Subchapter L; or | ||
| (12) impose any combination of the sanctions provided | ||
| by this subsection. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 901.501(a), Occupations Code, as amended | ||
| by this Act, applies only to disciplinary action regarding conduct | ||
| that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. Conduct | ||
| that occurs before the effective date of this Act is governed by the | ||
| law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, and the former law | ||
| is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
