Texas § 651.302 APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE.

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§ 651.302 — APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE.

Texas § 651.302

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 651.302 (2026).

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Sec. 651.302. APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE.

(a)The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice funeral directing to an applicant who:

(1)is at least 18 years of age;

(2)has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;

(3)is employed by a funeral establishment to learn funeral directing under the instruction and supervision of a funeral director;

(4)files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;

(5)pays any required application or license fee; and

(6)complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.

(b)The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice embalming to

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Sec. 651.302. APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice funeral directing to an applicant who:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;
(3) is employed by a funeral establishment to learn funeral directing under the instruction and supervision of a funeral director;
(4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;
(5) pays any required application or license fee; and
(6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.
(b) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice embalming to an applicant who:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;
(3) is employed by a funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility to learn embalming under the instruction and supervision of an embalmer;
(4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;
(5) pays any required application or license fee; and
(6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.
(c) The commission shall waive the requirements of Subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) for a period not to exceed 12 months for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and shall issue to the applicant a provisional license that expires at the end of that period.
(d) An applicant must submit to a criminal background check before submitting an application for a license.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 18, 42(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.