Tex. Occ. Code § 1953.151 · Subchapter D. EXAMINATION
EXAMINATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To obtain a certificate of registration under this chapter, an applicant must pass a written examination prescribed by the department that provides evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant is qualified for registration under this chapter.
(b) An applicant for a certificate of registration may not take the examination unless the applicant pays the examination fee prescribed by the commission by rule.
(c) In evaluating an applicant's performance on the examination, the department shall carefully consider the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the principles of sanitation and the physical, biological, and social sciences.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.246, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.275, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1953.htm
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