The commission must issue provisional funeral directing or embalming licenses to applicants who meet specified conditions, and applicants must pass a criminal background check before applying.
Sec. 651.302. APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice funeral directing to an applicant who: (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science; (3) is employed by a funeral establishment to learn funeral directing under the instruction and supervision of a funeral director; (4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant; (5) pays any required application or license fee; and (6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission. (b) The commission shall issue a provisional license to practice embalming to an applicant who: (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) has completed the educational requirements of Section 651.253 or is enrolled in an accredited school or college of mortuary science; (3) is employed by a funeral establishment or commercial embalming facility to learn embalming under the instruction and supervision of an embalmer; (4) files an application for a provisional license on a form provided by the commission and verified under oath by the applicant; (5) pays any required application or license fee; and (6) complies with the requirements of this chapter and of the commission. (c) The commission shall waive the requirements of Subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) for a period not to exceed 12 months for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and shall issue to the applicant a provisional license that expires at the end of that period. (d) An applicant must submit to a criminal background check before submitting an application for a license. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 18, 42(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.