{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 301.256","heading":"ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.","body":"If the results of an examination taken under Section 301.253 or 301.255 satisfy the criteria established by the board under that section, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice professional nursing or vocational nursing in this state. The license must be signed by the board's presiding officer and the executive director and attested by the board's seal.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 1.017, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE E. REGULATION OF NURSING","CHAPTER 301. NURSES","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.301.htm#301.256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"9df7951788a41019ca01f2fd882b3030d101f0b393a63f7ecaf27e855e98d1cd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.255","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}