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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility of attorneys who hold a law license issued |
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by another state to take the state bar examination. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 82, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 82.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 82.025. ATTORNEY LICENSED IN ANOTHER STATE. (a) |
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Notwithstanding Sections 82.0241 and 82.036, an attorney licensed |
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to practice law in another state is eligible to take the state's bar |
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examination regardless of whether the attorney has completed law |
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study in an approved law school as required by Section 82.024 if the |
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attorney: |
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(1) is a United States citizen; and |
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(2) satisfies all other requirements to be licensed in |
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this state. |
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(b) The same procedures and deadlines apply to an attorney |
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eligible to take the examination under this section as apply to an |
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attorney licensed in another state who has completed the law study |
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requirements in Section 82.024. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |