Sec. 504.159.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDER.  (a)  The department shall issue a license under this chapter to a provisional license holder who satisfies the eligibility requirements established by Section 504.152.  When issuing a license under this subsection, the department may waive the requirements established by Sections 504.152(6), (7), and (9).
(b)  The department 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 department may extend the 180-day period if the department has not received information necessary to determine whether the applicant is eligible for a license as provided by Subsection (a).
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007.