Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.353: DETERMINATION OF FITNESS.

(a) If before applying for a license under this chapter a person requests that the commission determine whether the person possesses the fitness to engage in the profession for which the license is required and pays the required fee, the commission shall make its determination of the person's fitness to engage in the profession.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commission makes its determination, the commission shall notify the person of the determination.

(c) If a person applies for a license after receiving notice of a determination, the commission may conduct a supplemental determination of the person's fitness. The supplemental determination may cover only the period after the date the person requests a determination of fitness under this section.

(d) The commission may issue a provisional determination of fitness. The commission by rule shall adopt reasonable terms for issuing a provisional determination of fitness.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (S.B. 624), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (S.B. 624), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.