The department shall issue a license to each applicant who possesses the qualifications required for a license and passes the examination.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 3078), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2017.