Sec. 51.4041. ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. (a) The commission, department, or executive director may adopt alternative means of determining or verifying a person's eligibility for a license issued by the department, including evaluating the person's education, training, experience, and military service. (a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the alternative means adopted under Subsection (a) may include accepting as sufficient evidence of a person's eligibility for a license relevant education, training, or experience obtained while the person was imprisoned if the person: (1) previously held a license of the same type for which the person is applying and the license was revoked under Section 53.021 (b); (2) has not been convicted of, placed on deferred adjudication for, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to: (A) an offense listed in Article 42A.054 , Code of Criminal Procedure; (B) a sexually violent offense, as defined by Article 62.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure; or (C) an offense under Chapter 21 or 43 , Penal Code; and (3) while imprisoned, maintained a record of good behavior and: (A) successfully participated in a program acceptable to the department to prepare the person for reentry into the workforce in the occupation for which the person seeks a license; or (B) performed work on a regular basis in the occupation for which the person seeks a license. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission or the executive director may waive any prerequisite for obtaining a license if the applicant currently holds a similar license issued by another jurisdiction that: (1) has requirements for the license that are substantially equivalent to those of this state; or (2) has a reciprocity agreement with this state for the license. (c) The department, with approval of the governor, may enter into an agreement with another state to allow for licensing by reciprocity.
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