Tex. Occupations Code § 56.003

This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 56.003, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.

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§ 56.003. DISCIPLINARY ACTION IN EVENT OF DEFAULT OR BREACH PROHIBITED.

Official statutory text

A licensing authority may not take disciplinary action against a person based on the person's default on a student loan or breach of a student loan repayment contract or scholarship contract, including by:

(1) denying the person's application for a license or license renewal;

(2) suspending the person's license; or

(3) taking other disciplinary action against the person.

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