{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1603.2104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2104","heading":"WAIVER OF CERTAIN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) The department may waive any requirement for a license issued under this subchapter for an applicant holding a license from another jurisdiction that has license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.\n(b) The department shall issue a license to an applicant under Subsection (a) if the applicant:\n(1) submits an application on a form prescribed by the department;\n(2) pays the application fee; and\n(3) provides proof that the applicant holds a current license to engage in the same or a similar activity issued by another jurisdiction that has license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.\n(c) The department may not require a personal interview as part of the application process under this section.\n(d) A license issued under this section may be renewed as provided by Subchapter G.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 3.20, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BARBERS, COSMETOLOGISTS, AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 1603. REGULATION OF BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY","SUBCHAPTER E-1. INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER LICENSES; STUDENT PERMIT; PRACTICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1603.htm#1603.2104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"614a382c312e63dc482dd89e073b7b32c0520fa9d70d81772d487ca2887de1e0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1603.2103","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1603.2105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}