Texas Occupations Code

§ 51.4041 — ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE

OC § 51.4041Title 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING · Ch. 51. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION · Art. H. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

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(a)The commission, department, or executive director may adopt alternative means of determining or verifying a person's eligibility for a license issued by the department, including evaluating the person's education, training, experience, and military service. (a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the alternative means adopted under Subsection (a) may include accepting as sufficient evidence of a person's eligibility for a license relevant education, training, or experience obtained while the person was imprisoned if the person:

(1)previously held a license of the same type for which the person is applying and the license was revoked under Section 53.021(b);

(2)has not been convicted of, placed on deferred adjudication for, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to:

(A)an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(B)a sexually violent offense, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(C)an offense under Chapter 21 or 43, Penal Code; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 1342), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.