Tex. Occupations Code § 53.152
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 53.152, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 53.152. NOTICE BY ENTITIES PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Official statutory text
(a) An entity that provides an educational program to prepare an individual for issuance of an initial occupational license shall notify each applicant to and enrollee in the educational program of:
(1) the potential ineligibility of an individual who has been convicted of an offense for issuance of an occupational license on completion of the educational program;
(2) the current guidelines issued under Section 53.025 by any licensing authority that may issue an occupational license to an individual who completes the educational program;
(3) any other state or local restriction or guideline used by a licensing authority described by Subdivision (2) to determine the eligibility of an individual who has been convicted of an offense for an occupational license issued by the licensing authority; and
(4) the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter under Section 53.102.
(b) The entity shall provide the notice required under Subsection (a) to each applicant and enrollee regardless of whether the applicant or enrollee has been convicted of an offense.
(1) the potential ineligibility of an individual who has been convicted of an offense for issuance of an occupational license on completion of the educational program;
(2) the current guidelines issued under Section 53.025 by any licensing authority that may issue an occupational license to an individual who completes the educational program;
(3) any other state or local restriction or guideline used by a licensing authority described by Subdivision (2) to determine the eligibility of an individual who has been convicted of an offense for an occupational license issued by the licensing authority; and
(4) the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter under Section 53.102.
(b) The entity shall provide the notice required under Subsection (a) to each applicant and enrollee regardless of whether the applicant or enrollee has been convicted of an offense.
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