{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2025.261","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.261","heading":"RECIPROCAL LICENSES; OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS.","body":"(a) The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant, including any requirement to submit a set of fingerprints, after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a license from another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state.\n(b) The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license, including any requirement to submit a set of fingerprints, for an applicant who holds a license from another state with which this state has a reciprocity agreement. The commission may enter into agreements with other states to allow for licensing by reciprocity.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE A-1. TEXAS RACING ACT","CHAPTER 2025. LICENSING","SUBCHAPTER F. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2025.htm#2025.261","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"1fe6fe4b363433642f8e0bed227f70918914d77eb00634308875f4686d799020","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2025.259","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2025.262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}