Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.304
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.304, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1701.304. EXAMINATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall conduct an examination for each type of license issued by the commission at least four times each year at times and places designated by the commission. The commission shall:
(1) prescribe the content of an examination for each type of license;
(2) include in each examination a written examination that tests the applicant's knowledge of the appropriate occupation; and
(3) prescribe standards for acceptable performance on each examination.
(b) The commission by rule shall establish minimum qualifications for a person to be examined under this section. A person who is disqualified by law to be an officer or county jailer may not take an examination under this section.
(c) A law enforcement agency may request the commission to conduct examinations required by this chapter in the jurisdiction served by the agency. The commission may conduct the examinations in the jurisdiction if:
(1) the commission determines that doing so will not place a significant hardship on the commission's resources; and
(2) the requesting law enforcement agency reimburses the commission for additional costs incurred in conducting the examination in the agency's jurisdiction.
(1) prescribe the content of an examination for each type of license;
(2) include in each examination a written examination that tests the applicant's knowledge of the appropriate occupation; and
(3) prescribe standards for acceptable performance on each examination.
(b) The commission by rule shall establish minimum qualifications for a person to be examined under this section. A person who is disqualified by law to be an officer or county jailer may not take an examination under this section.
(c) A law enforcement agency may request the commission to conduct examinations required by this chapter in the jurisdiction served by the agency. The commission may conduct the examinations in the jurisdiction if:
(1) the commission determines that doing so will not place a significant hardship on the commission's resources; and
(2) the requesting law enforcement agency reimburses the commission for additional costs incurred in conducting the examination in the agency's jurisdiction.
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