Tex. Gov't Code § 419.0265 · Subchapter B. REGULATING AND ASSISTING FIRE FIGHTERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
RECIPROCITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a certificate under this subchapter for an applicant who holds a license or certificate issued by another jurisdiction:
(1) that has licensing or certification requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state; or
(2) with which this state has a reciprocity agreement.
(b) The commission may make an agreement with another state to allow for certification by reciprocity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 709), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.419.htm
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