{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-503.310","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 503.310","heading":"PROVISIONAL LICENSE.","body":"(a) On application and payment of applicable fees, the executive council may issue a provisional license to a person who holds a license as a counselor or art therapist issued by another state or by a jurisdiction acceptable to the executive council.\n(b) An applicant for a provisional license must:\n(1) be licensed in good standing as a counselor or art therapist in another state, territory, or jurisdiction that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;\n(2) have passed the required license examination; and\n(3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the applicant may practice under a provisional license.\n(c) An applicant is not required to comply with Subsection (b)(3) if the executive council determines that compliance with that subsection is a hardship to the applicant.\n(d) A provisional license is valid until the date the executive council approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license under Section 503.311.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 561 (H.B. 1283), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.070, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 503. LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.503.htm#503.310","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"9b181d6564fa1aee82790e9e327e9d1a1c9ba7b8a666c3db8b5f2d8e966414fc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-503.308","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-503.311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}