Tex. Occ. Code § 502.254 · Subchapter F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS
LICENSE EXAMINATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Each applicant for a license under this chapter must pass an examination described by Section 502.252(b)(3).
(b) An applicant for a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate under Section 502.252(b) must:
(1) file an application on a form prescribed by the executive council not later than the 90th day before the date of the examination; and
(2) pay the examination fee.
(c) The examination consists of a written examination.
(d) The executive council shall have any written portion of an examination validated by an independent testing professional.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.255(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1061 (H.B. 1413), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1061 (H.B. 1413), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.094, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.041, eff. September 1, 2019.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.502.htm
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