87R3271 KKR-D     By: Coleman H.B. No. 3077       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the regulation of applied behavior analysis   paraprofessional technicians; requiring a registration.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 506, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 506.258 to read as follows:          Sec. 506.258.  REGISTRATION OF PARAPROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN.   (a)  A person may deliver applied behavior analysis services under   the extended authority and direction of a licensed behavior analyst   or licensed assistant behavior analyst only if the person is   registered with the department as a paraprofessional technician. A   person registered under this section shall be designated as an   "applied behavior analysis technician," "behavior technician,"   "tutor," or "front-line therapist."          (b)  The department shall register a person as a   paraprofessional technician if the person:                (1)  applies for registration in the manner and on a   form prescribed by the department;                (2)  pays the application fee set by the commission;   and                (3)  meets the requirements for registration   established by the commission.          (c)  The commission by rule shall establish requirements   for:                (1)  obtaining and renewing a registration under this   section; and                (2)  the supervision by a license holder of a   paraprofessional technician, including the maximum number of   paraprofessional technicians who may deliver services under a   license holder's supervision.          (d)  A person who violates this section or a rule adopted   under this section is subject to the enforcement provisions of   Subchapter I.          SECTION 2.  Effective January 1, 2022, Section 506.054,   Occupations Code, is repealed.          SECTION 3.  Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas   Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules necessary   to implement Section 506.258, Occupations Code, as added by this   Act.          SECTION 4.  Notwithstanding Section 506.258, Occupations   Code, as added by this Act:                (1)  a person is not required to register as a   paraprofessional technician under that section before January 1,   2022; and                (2)  Subchapter I, Chapter 506, Occupations Code, does   not apply to conduct described by that section before January 1,   2022.          SECTION 5.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.