CHAPTER 55. RENEWAL OF LICENSE WHILE ON MILITARY DUTY
OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING
CHAPTER 55. RENEWAL OF LICENSE WHILE ON MILITARY DUTY
Sec. 55.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration,
permit, or other form of authorization required by law or a state
agency rule that must be obtained by an individual to engage in a
particular business.
(2) "State agency" means a department, board, bureau,
commission, committee, division, office, council, or agency of
the state.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 55.002. EXEMPTION FROM PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO RENEW
LICENSE. A state agency that issues a license shall adopt rules
to exempt an individual who holds a license issued by the agency
from any increased fee or other penalty imposed by the agency for
failing to renew the license in a timely manner if the individual
establishes to the satisfaction of the agency that the individual
failed to renew the license in a timely manner because the
individual was on active duty in the United States armed forces
serving outside this state.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 55.003. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DEADLINES FOR ACTIVE DUTY
MILITARY PERSONNEL. A person who holds a license, is a member of
the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed
forces of the United States, and is ordered to active duty by
proper authority is entitled to an additional amount of time,
equal to the total number of years or parts of years that the
person serves on active duty, to complete:
(1) any continuing education requirements; and
(2) any other requirement related to the renewal of the person's
license.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
675, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.