Tex. Occ. Code § 451.153 · Subchapter D. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An applicant for an athletic trainer license must:
(1) have met the athletic training curriculum requirements of a college or university approved by the commission and give proof of graduation; or
(2) hold a degree or certificate in physical therapy and have completed:
(A) a basic athletic training course from an accredited college or university; and
(B) an apprenticeship described by Subsection (b).
(b) The apprenticeship required to be completed by an applicant consists of 720 hours completed in two years under the direct supervision of a licensed athletic trainer acceptable to the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.158, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 724 (H.B. 2495), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.
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.451.htm
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