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| 1 | 1 | 86R1700 SOS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Lambert H.B. No. 2610 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to expedited licensing procedures for certain nurses who | |
| 8 | 8 | are military spouses. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 301.262 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 301.262. EXPEDITED LICENSE PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN | |
| 13 | 13 | APPLICANTS. (a) The board shall establish procedures to expedite | |
| 14 | 14 | the issuance of a temporary license under Section 301.260 and to | |
| 15 | 15 | expedite the processing of an application for a permanent license | |
| 16 | 16 | under this subchapter for an applicant who is licensed as a | |
| 17 | 17 | registered nurse or vocational nurse by another state and who is the | |
| 18 | 18 | spouse of a person who is serving on active duty as a member of the | |
| 19 | 19 | armed forces of the United States. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) The board shall specify in the procedures established | |
| 21 | 21 | under Subsection (a) the appropriate documentation to establish an | |
| 22 | 22 | applicant's status as a spouse of a person who is serving on active | |
| 23 | 23 | duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |