{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.302","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 651.302","heading":"APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE.","body":"(a) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice funeral directing to an applicant who:\n(1) is at least 18 years of age;\n(2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;\n(3) is employed by a funeral establishment to learn funeral directing under the instruction and supervision of a funeral director;\n(4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;\n(5) pays any required application or license fee; and\n(6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.\n(b) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice embalming to an applicant who:\n(1) is at least 18 years of age;\n(2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;\n(3) is employed by a funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility to learn embalming under the instruction and supervision of an embalmer;\n(4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;\n(5) pays any required application or license fee; and\n(6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.\n(c) The commission shall waive the requirements of Subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) for a period not to exceed 12 months for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and shall issue to the applicant a provisional license that expires at the end of that period.\n(d) An applicant must submit to a criminal background check before submitting an application for a license.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 18, 42(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE L. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","CHAPTER 651. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.651.htm#651.302","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"88cc473dbef61715760bef048fc6030daa0146f26d5f77b8631317aa7280d58a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.301","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}