87R11238 ANG-D     By: Blanco S.B. No. 1708       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the entitlement of certain military veterans to obtain   a nursing license by examination.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 301.253, Occupations Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:          (h)  A military veteran as defined by Section 55.001 who   served as a nurse in any branch of the armed forces of the United   States is entitled to take the examination prescribed by the board   one time without having to prove completion of a program of   professional or vocational nursing education under Section   301.157. The board shall waive the requirement that the person   complete a program of nursing education as a prerequisite to   obtaining a license if the person obtains a passing score on the   examination.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.