Texas Occupations Code § 651.253 General License Requirements

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.

Last modified: September 28, 2016