(a) Before issuing an officer license under this chapter to an applicant who holds or previously held an equivalent license in another state, the commission must request from the licensing authority of the other state the personnel file and any other relevant record regarding the applicant.
(b) An applicant for an officer license may not be denied a license for the sole reason that the licensing authority of another state did not provide a record requested by the commission under this section.
Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.