85R23554 JCG-F     By: Thompson of Harris, Hernandez H.B. No. 2629     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2629:     By:  Kuempel C.S.H.B. No. 2629       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to notice and continuing education requirements regarding   human trafficking for cosmetologists and cosmetology facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  The commission shall require continuing education   programs under this chapter to include information on:                (1)  activities commonly associated with human   trafficking;                (2)  recognition of potential victims of human   trafficking; and                (3)  methods for assisting victims of human   trafficking, including how to report human trafficking.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter I, Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1602.408 to read as follows:          Sec. 1602.408.  POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED. (a) In   this section, "licensed facility" means the premises of a place of   business that holds a license, certificate, or permit under this   chapter.          (b)  A licensed facility shall display a sign approved by or   acceptable to the commission or the department concerning services   and assistance available to victims of human trafficking.          (c)  The sign required by this section must be in English,   Spanish, and Vietnamese and include a toll-free telephone number of   a nationally recognized information and referral hotline for   victims of human trafficking.          (d)  The commission by rule shall establish requirements   regarding the posting of signs under this section.          SECTION 3.  (a)  Not later than March 1, 2018, the Texas   Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as   necessary to comply with Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, as   amended by this Act.          (b)  Section 1602.354(c), Occupations Code, as added by this   Act, and the rules adopted under Subsection (a) of this section   apply only to a continuing education program provided on or after   September 1, 2018.          SECTION 4.  (a)  Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas   Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as   necessary to implement Section 1602.408, Occupations Code, as added   by this Act.          (b)  A licensed facility as defined by Section 1602.408(a),   Occupations Code, as added by this Act, shall comply with Section   1602.408, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than   February 1, 2018.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.