Sec. 651.253.  GENERAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  To be eligible for a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license, an applicant must:
(1)  be at least 18 years of age;
(2)  have graduated from an accredited high school or passed an examination prescribed by the Texas Education Agency;
(3)  have graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science;
(4)  unless the applicant holds a reciprocal license, have completed the requirements of the provisional license program; and
(5)  have successfully completed the applicable written examination described by Section 651.255 or 651.256.
(b)  An applicant for a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license may not be considered for that license until the applicant:
(1)  completes all of the requirements of the provisional license program;  and
(2)  attains a grade of at least 75 percent on the written examination given by the commission.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. 1219), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.