Section 503.310 - Provisional License(a) On application and payment of applicable fees, the executive council may issue a provisional license to a person who holds a license as a counselor or art therapist issued by another state or by a jurisdiction acceptable to the executive council.(b) An applicant for a provisional license must:(1) be licensed in good standing as a counselor or art therapist in another state, territory, or jurisdiction that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;(2) have passed the required license examination; and(3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the applicant may practice under a provisional license.(c) An applicant is not required to comply with Subsection (b)(3) if the executive council determines that compliance with that subsection is a hardship to the applicant.(d) A provisional license is valid until the date the executive council approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license under Section 503.311.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 768,Sec. 2.070, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 561, Sec. 19, eff. 9/1/2005. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.