A person who was in default could enter a repayment plan with the board. In that case, a state agency could still renew the person’s license as long as she was current on her repayments.
Agencies would have to provide a hearing before nonrenewing a person’s license.
Amps said that the agencies would have discretion when determining whether to nonrenew the license of a loan defaultor.
Most of the state agencies that issue professional licenses would create their own rules to carry out the bill’s provisions, but the Texas Supreme Court would create the rules for nonrenewing law licenses.
Turner, a nonlawyer, serves on House committees on Higher Education, Ways & Means and General Investigating & Ethics. His 2014 personal financial statement said he was employed as a public relations senior vice president for Open Channels Group in Fort Worth. He’s also self-employed as a public relations consultant, said the statement.
