Sec. 43.0081. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The department may issue a provisional child-care administrator's license to an applicant licensed in another state who applies for a license in this state. An applicant for a provisional license under this section must:

(1) be licensed in good standing as a child-care administrator for at least two years in another state, the District of Columbia, a foreign country, or a territory of the United States that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;

(2) have passed a national or other examination recognized by the department that demonstrates competence in the field of child-care administration; and

(3) be sponsored by a person licensed by the department under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section.

(b) The department may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the department determines that compliance with that subsection constitutes a hardship to the applicant.

(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The department shall issue a license under this chapter to the provisional license holder if:

(1) the provisional license holder passes the examination required by Section 43.004;

(2) the department verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements for a license under this chapter; and

(3) the provisional license holder satisfies any other license requirements under this chapter.

(d) The department must complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued. The department may extend the 180-day limit if the results of the license holder's examination have not been received by the department.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.116, eff. September 1, 2005.