{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.161","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 455.161","heading":"STUDENT PERMIT; ELIGIBILITY.","body":"(a) The department shall require a student enrolled in a massage school in this state to hold a permit stating the student's name and the name of the school and including a photograph of the student's face. The permit must be displayed in a reasonable manner at the school.\n(b) The department shall issue a student permit to an applicant who submits an application to the department for a student permit accompanied by any required fee.\n(c) An applicant for a student permit described by this section shall:\n(1) submit an enrollment application to the department in a form and manner prescribed by the department; and\n(2) satisfy other requirements specified by the department.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 (H.B. 1865), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 561 (H.B. 1562), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY","CHAPTER 455. MASSAGE THERAPY","SUBCHAPTER D. LICENSING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.455.htm#455.161","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"ef894cec91bbdd4ef1de565233faa9ef8d67bdc30c555ffce9f09fe837990983","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.160","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}