Tex. Occ. Code § 505.201 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES
GENERAL RULEMAKING AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The executive council may:
(1) adopt and enforce rules necessary to perform the executive council's duties under this chapter;
(2) establish standards of conduct and ethics for license holders; and
(3) ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of this chapter.
(b) The executive council by rule may define a term not defined under Section 505.002 if a definition is necessary to administer or enforce this chapter.
(c) For each type of license issued under this chapter, the executive council shall establish:
(1) the minimum eligibility requirements;
(2) educational requirements;
(3) professional experience criteria;
(4) supervision requirements; and
(5) independent practice criteria.
(d) The executive council shall establish procedures for recognition of independent practice.
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. 431, Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.119, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.087, eff. September 1, 2019.
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