Licensing of Certain Military Veterans

Sec. 301.262. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a) In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001. (b) The board shall issue a license to practice nursing to an applicant who: (1) is licensed in good standing as a nurse in another state; (2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more than one year before the application date for a license under this section; (3) was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise leaving military service: (A) serving on active duty; and (B) authorized as a nurse to treat persons enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans; (4) was honorably discharged from military service; and (5) has passed the jurisprudence examination. (c) The board may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who: (1) holds a nursing license or a license to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that: (A) is currently under active investigation; or (B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or (2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under active investigation for the commission of: (A) a felony; or (B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 213 (H.B. 879), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE RENEWAL