Tex. Occupations Code § 504.155
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 504.155, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 504.155. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Official statutory text
(a) An application for a license under this chapter must:
(1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the department; and
(2) contain a statement made under oath of the applicant's education, experience, and other qualifications established by the department as required for a license under this chapter.
(b) The department may require additional information regarding the quality, scope, and nature of the experience and competence of the applicant if the department determines that a person's application lacks sufficient information for consideration by the department.
(c) The department may obtain criminal history record information relating to an applicant for a license under this chapter from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department may deny an application for a license if the applicant fails to provide two complete sets of fingerprints on a form prescribed by the department.
(d) The issuance of a license by the department is conditioned on the receipt by the department of the applicant's criminal history record information.
(1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the department; and
(2) contain a statement made under oath of the applicant's education, experience, and other qualifications established by the department as required for a license under this chapter.
(b) The department may require additional information regarding the quality, scope, and nature of the experience and competence of the applicant if the department determines that a person's application lacks sufficient information for consideration by the department.
(c) The department may obtain criminal history record information relating to an applicant for a license under this chapter from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department may deny an application for a license if the applicant fails to provide two complete sets of fingerprints on a form prescribed by the department.
(d) The issuance of a license by the department is conditioned on the receipt by the department of the applicant's criminal history record information.
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