{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-43.0042","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 43.0042","heading":"RECOGNITION OF LICENSE ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE.","body":"(a) The department may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant:\n(1) after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a valid license from another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state; or\n(2) after determining the applicant has a valid license from another state with which this state has a reciprocity agreement.\n(b) The department may enter into an agreement with another state to permit licensing by reciprocity.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","CHAPTER 43. REGULATION OF CHILD-CARE AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCY ADMINISTRATORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.43.htm#43.0042","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"a7a1a92e4a0028086a763a25fc4c033147ffd4e6c7137ade4c5c011a27707310","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-43.0041","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-43.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}