85R2595 BEE-F     By: Flynn H.B. No. 75       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the education and examination requirements for pharmacy   technicians.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 568.001(a), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  In establishing rules under Section 554.053(c), the   board shall require that:                (1)  a pharmacy technician:                      (A)  have a high school diploma or a high school   equivalency certificate or be working to achieve an equivalent   diploma or certificate; and                      (B)  have passed either:                            (i)  a board-approved pharmacy technician   certification examination; or                            (ii)  a certification examination offered by   a nationally recognized pharmacy technician certification program   accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies; and                (2)  a pharmacy technician trainee have a high school   diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or be working to   achieve an equivalent diploma or certificate.          SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2017, the Texas State   Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section   568.001, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.