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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING |
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Chapter 55. LICENSE WHILE ON MILITARY DUTY AND FOR MILITARY SPOUSE |
Sec. 55.004. ALTERNATIVE LICENSE PROCEDURE FOR MILITARY SPOUSE
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(a) A state agency that issues a license shall adopt rules for the issuance of the license to an applicant who is the spouse of a person serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States and:
(1) holds a current license issued by another state that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for the license; or
(2) within the five years preceding the application date held the license in this state that expired while the applicant lived in another state for at least six months.
(b) Rules adopted under this section must include provisions to allow alternative demonstrations of competency to meet the requirements for obtaining the license.
(c) The executive director of a state agency may issue a license by endorsement in the same manner as the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation under Section 51.404 to an applicant described by Subsection (a).