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