Tex. Occ. Code § 901.253 · Subchapter F. CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board shall ensure that an applicant to take the uniform CPA examination or to receive a certificate lacks a history of dishonest or felonious acts. The board shall require each applicant to comply with the requirements of Section 901.169(a).
(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
(d) The board may require the applicant to submit a complete set of fingerprints. If an applicant does not provide a complete set of fingerprints on request of the board, the board may:
(1) deny the applicant's application to take the uniform CPA examination; or
(2) refuse to issue a certificate to the applicant.
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. 1497, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
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