Sec. 91.016.  LICENSE ISSUANCE;  TERM.  (a)  The department shall issue a license to an applicant who the department determines has met the requirements of this chapter.  The department shall notify an applicant of any deficiency in the application not later than the 30th day after the date on which the department receives the application forms.  The department shall issue the license not later than the 90th day after the date on which the completed application is filed with the department.
(b)  A license issued or renewed by the department under this chapter is valid for one year from the date of the issuance or renewal.  The department shall renew a license on receipt of a complete renewal application form and payment of the license renewal fee.
(c)  Each applicant or license holder shall disclose to the department the addition of a new controlling person not later than the 45th day after the date on which the person assumes the duties of a controlling person.  That person may serve as a controlling person while the department is conducting any necessary investigation.  If the department determines not to approve the new controlling person, the department shall notify the applicant or license holder and that controlling person at least 20 days before taking action against the applicant or license holder.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.20(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1379, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 14.004, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.