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.