78R7477 MXM-D
By: Brown of Brazos H.B. No. 2428
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to education requirements for vocational nurses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 302.302, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 302.302. LICENSE APPLICATION. Each applicant for a
vocational nurse license must submit to the board an application on
a form furnished by the board that contains satisfactory sworn
evidence that the applicant:
(1) holds a high school diploma issued by an
accredited public or private secondary school or equivalent
educational credentials approved by the board, including
equivalent credentials acquired through a program of home
schooling; and
(2) has completed a vocational nurse education program
in an institution that is approved by the board or another state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and
applies only to an application submitted on or after that date.