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Senate Bill 1733 |
Senate Author: Van de Putte |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
House Sponsor: Menendez |
Senate Bill 1733 amends the Occupations Code to require a state agency that issues a license to 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 who either holds a current license issued by another state that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to Texas requirements or, within the five years preceding the application date, held the license in Texas that expired while the applicant lived in another state for at least six months. The rules must include provisions to allow alternative demonstrations of competency to meet license requirements. The executive director of a state agency may issue a license to such an applicant by endorsement in the same manner as the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.