Texas Occupations Code 505.358 – Provisional License
(a) A person may apply for a provisional license as a social worker by paying the appropriate fee and filing an application with the executive council. The executive council may issue a provisional license to a person who meets the requirements of this section.
(b) An applicant for a provisional license must:
(1) be licensed or certified in good standing as a social worker in another state or jurisdiction that has licensing or certification requirements determined by the executive council to be substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;
(2) have passed a national or other examination recognized by the executive council relating to the practice of social work; and
(3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice social work.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 505.358
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An applicant is not required to comply with Subsection (b)(3) if the executive council determines that compliance constitutes a hardship to the applicant.
(d) A provisional license is valid until the date the executive council approves or denies the provisional license holder’s application for a license under Section 505.359.