Tex. Occupations Code § 505.357
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 505.357, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 505.357. TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The executive council shall issue a temporary license to an applicant who:
(1) has not taken the licensing examination under Section 505.354 or the jurisprudence examination under Section 505.3545; and
(2) satisfies the requirements for obtaining a license under this chapter other than passing the licensing and jurisprudence examinations.
(b) A temporary license is valid until the results of the first appropriate licensing and jurisprudence examinations given after the date the license is issued are available.
(1) has not taken the licensing examination under Section 505.354 or the jurisprudence examination under Section 505.3545; and
(2) satisfies the requirements for obtaining a license under this chapter other than passing the licensing and jurisprudence examinations.
(b) A temporary license is valid until the results of the first appropriate licensing and jurisprudence examinations given after the date the license is issued are available.
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