Texas § OC.55.007 - LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE

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§ OC.55.007. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE

LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency that issues a license shall, with respect to an applicant who is a military service member or military veteran, credit verified military service, training, or education toward the licensing requirements, other than an examination requirement, for a license issued by the state agency. (b) The state agency shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. (c) Rules adopted under this section may not apply to an applicant who: (1) holds a restricted license issued by another jurisdiction; or (2) has an unacceptable criminal history according to the law applicable to the state agency. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 66 (S.B. 162 ), Sec. 3, eff. May 18, 2013.

Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section OC.55.007 ("LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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