Tex. Occupations Code § 401.305
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 401.305, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 401.305. EXAMINATION.
Official statutory text
(a) To obtain a license, an applicant must:
(1) pass an examination approved by the commission by rule; and
(2) pay fees in a manner prescribed by the commission by rule.
(b) The department shall administer or provide for the administration of an examination at least twice each year.
(b-1) The commission by rule shall determine standards for acceptable performance on the examination.
(c) The commission by rule may:
(1) establish procedures for the administration of the examination; and
(2) require a written or oral examination, or both.
(d) The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant in any theoretical or applied field of speech-language pathology or audiology it considers appropriate. The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant on professional skills and judgment in the use of speech-language pathology or audiology techniques or methods.
(1) pass an examination approved by the commission by rule; and
(2) pay fees in a manner prescribed by the commission by rule.
(b) The department shall administer or provide for the administration of an examination at least twice each year.
(b-1) The commission by rule shall determine standards for acceptable performance on the examination.
(c) The commission by rule may:
(1) establish procedures for the administration of the examination; and
(2) require a written or oral examination, or both.
(d) The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant in any theoretical or applied field of speech-language pathology or audiology it considers appropriate. The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant on professional skills and judgment in the use of speech-language pathology or audiology techniques or methods.
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