- (a) The commission, department, or executive director may adopt alternative means of determining or verifying a person's eligibility for a license issued by the department, including evaluating the person's education, training, experience, and military service.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission or the executive director may waive any prerequisite for obtaining a license if the applicant currently holds a similar license issued by another jurisdiction that:
- (1) has requirements for the license that are substantially equivalent to those of this state; or
- (2) has a reciprocity agreement with this state for the license.
- (c) The department, with approval of the governor, may enter into an agreement with another state to allow for licensing by reciprocity.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 586 (H.B. 3742), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.