Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 43.0042 · Chapter 43. REGULATION OF CHILD-CARE AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCY ADMINISTRATORS
RECOGNITION OF LICENSE ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant:
(1) after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a valid license from another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state; or
(2) after determining the applicant has a valid license from another state with which this state has a reciprocity agreement.
(b) The department may enter into an agreement with another state to permit licensing by reciprocity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.43.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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