Amend CSHB 1540 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 651.253(a), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  To be eligible for a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license, an applicant must:

(1)  be at least 18 years of age;

(2)  have good moral character;

(3)  have graduated from an accredited high school or passed an examination prescribed by the Texas Education Agency;

(4) [(3)]  have graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science;

(5) [(4)]  unless the applicant holds a reciprocal license, have completed the requirements of the provisional license program; and

(6) [(5)]  have successfully completed the applicable written examination described by Section 651.255 or 651.256.