Sec. 43.0081.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  The commission may issue a provisional child-care administrator's license to:
(1)  an applicant licensed in another state who applies for a license in this state if the applicant:
(A)  is licensed in good standing as a child-care administrator for at least two years in another state, the District of Columbia, a foreign country, or a territory of the United States that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;
(B)  has passed a national or other examination recognized by the commission that demonstrates competence in the field of child-care administration; and
(C)  is sponsored by a person licensed by the commission under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section; and
(2)  an applicant who:
(A)  otherwise qualifies for a license but does not meet the experience requirement in Section 43.004(a)(4); and
(B)  complies with any additional requirement established by rule under Subsection (e).
(b)  The commission may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(1)(C) for an applicant if the commission determines that compliance with that paragraph constitutes a hardship to the applicant.
(c)  A provisional license under Subsection (a)(1) is valid until the date the commission approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license.  The commission shall issue a license under this chapter to the provisional license holder described by Subsection (a)(1) if:
(1)  the provisional license holder passes the examination required by Section 43.004;
(2)  the commission verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements for a license under this chapter; and
(3)  the provisional license holder satisfies any other license requirements under this chapter.
(d)  For a provisional license holder described by Subsection (a)(1), the commission shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.  The commission may extend the 180-day limit if the results of the license holder's examination have not been received by the commission.
(e)  The executive commissioner by rule may establish additional requirements for the issuance of a provisional child-care administrator's license under Subsection (a)(2)(A) as the executive commissioner determines appropriate.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.116, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (S.B. 1896), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2021.