Sec. 844.053.  PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.  The commissioner shall grant a provisional certificate of authority to an applicant if:
(1)  the applicant has applied for accreditation from an accrediting organization described by Section 844.052(b)(2);
(2)  the applicant is diligently pursuing accreditation;
(3)  the accrediting organization has not denied the application for accreditation;  and
(4)  the applicant satisfies each other requirement of this chapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.