APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL PERMIT.
Tex. INS Code § 4001.353.
in effect(a) The department may issue a provisional permit under this subchapter on receipt of:
(1) a written application for a provisional permit;
(2) a properly completed license application, nonrefundable fee, and each other item required for a license under this chapter and Subchapter B or E, Chapter 4051 , or Subchapter B , D, E, or G, Chapter 4054 , as applicable;
(3) the nonrefundable fee in an amount authorized by Subsection (c); and
(4) a certificate signed by the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization stating that:
(A) the applicant completed the training, if any, and passed the examination required for the issuance of the license for which the application is submitted;
(B) the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization completed a background check on the applicant that shows that the applicant has not been convicted of:
(i) a felony; or
(ii) an act that requires the applicant to receive written consent under 18 U.S.C. Section 1033 to engage in the business of insurance;
(C) the applicant has not responded affirmatively to any question on the license application that indicates the applicant has a criminal conviction or has been involved in an administrative action that may disqualify the applicant from receiving a license; and
(D) the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization will supervise the work of the applicant.
(b) An applicant is not qualified to receive a provisional permit if the applicant has not taken and passed the examination required for the issuance of the permanent license for which the applicant applied under Section 4001.102 .
(c) The nonrefundable fee described by Subsection (a) shall be set by the department in an amount that:
(1) is reasonable and necessary to implement this subchapter; and
(2) may not exceed the amount of the fee required for an application for a permanent license.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.