Sec. 651.302. APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice funeral directing to an applicant who:

(1) is at least 18 years of age;

(2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;

(3) is employed by a funeral establishment to learn funeral directing under the instruction and supervision of a funeral director;

(4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;

(5) pays any required application or license fee; and

(6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.

(b) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice embalming to an applicant who:

(1) is at least 18 years of age;

(2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science;

(3) is employed by a funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility to learn embalming under the instruction and supervision of an embalmer;

(4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant;

(5) pays any required application or license fee; and

(6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission.

(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.

(d) An applicant must submit to a criminal background check before submitting an application for a license.

Acts 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.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.