Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.403
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.403, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1101.403. ADMINISTRATION OF EXAMINATION; TESTING SERVICE.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall administer any examination required by this chapter or Chapter 1102 unless the commission enters into an agreement with a testing service to administer the examination.
(b) The commission may accept an examination administered by a testing service if the commission retains the authority to establish the scope and type of the examination.
(c) The commission may negotiate an agreement with a testing service relating to examination development, scheduling, site arrangements, administration, grading, reporting, and analysis.
(d) The commission may require a testing service to:
(1) correspond directly with license applicants regarding the administration of the examination;
(2) collect fees directly from applicants for administering the examination; or
(3) administer the examination at specific locations and specified frequencies.
(e) The commission shall adopt rules and standards as necessary to implement this section.
(b) The commission may accept an examination administered by a testing service if the commission retains the authority to establish the scope and type of the examination.
(c) The commission may negotiate an agreement with a testing service relating to examination development, scheduling, site arrangements, administration, grading, reporting, and analysis.
(d) The commission may require a testing service to:
(1) correspond directly with license applicants regarding the administration of the examination;
(2) collect fees directly from applicants for administering the examination; or
(3) administer the examination at specific locations and specified frequencies.
(e) The commission shall adopt rules and standards as necessary to implement this section.
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