{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.357","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 505.357","heading":"TEMPORARY LICENSE.","body":"(a) The executive council shall issue a temporary license to an applicant who:\n(1) has not taken the licensing examination under Section 505.354 or the jurisprudence examination under Section 505.3545; and\n(2) satisfies the requirements for obtaining a license under this chapter other than passing the licensing and jurisprudence examinations.\n(b) A temporary license is valid until the results of the first appropriate licensing and jurisprudence examinations given after the date the license is issued are available.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.101, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 505. SOCIAL WORKERS","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.505.htm#505.357","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"9ce8d69c1b8f12bf929cb2ab2046502954210bc63d3b7ef6a3181163b76dd8b5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.3545","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.3575"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}