OCCUPATIONS CODE

CHAPTER 57. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING AGENCIES


	§ 57.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                   
		(1)  "License" means a license, certificate, 
registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by 
law or a state agency rule that must be obtained by an individual to 
engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.
		(2)  "State agency" means a department, board, bureau, 
commission, committee, division, office, council, or agency of the 
state.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1092, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.          


	§ 57.002.  REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNING BOARD 
MEMBERSHIP.  A person may not be required to be a member of a 
private trade association as a precondition to serving as a member 
of the governing board of a state agency that issues a license or 
otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1092, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.