85R13260 EES-D     By: Cosper H.B. No. 3358       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to expedited licensing procedures for certain nurses who   are military spouses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 301.262 to read as follows:          Sec. 301.262.  EXPEDITED LICENSE PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN   APPLICANTS. (a)  The board shall establish procedures to expedite   the issuance of a temporary license under Section 301.260 and to   expedite the processing of an application for a permanent license   under this subchapter for an applicant who is licensed as a   registered nurse or vocational nurse by another state and who is the   spouse of a person who is serving on active duty as a member of the   armed forces of the United States.          (b)  The board shall specify in the procedures established   under Subsection (a) the appropriate documentation to establish an   applicant's status as a spouse of a person who is serving on active   duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.