Tex. Occupations Code § 502.260
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 502.260, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 502.260. INACTIVE STATUS.
Official statutory text
(a) The executive council may place a license holder's license under this chapter on inactive status if the holder is not actively engaged in the practice of marriage and family therapy and the holder submits a written request to the executive council before the expiration of the holder's license.
(b) The executive council shall maintain a list of each license holder whose license is on inactive status.
(c) A license holder whose license is on inactive status:
(1) is not required to pay a renewal fee; and
(2) may not perform an activity regulated under this chapter.
(d) The executive council shall remove the license holder's license from inactive status if the person:
(1) notifies the executive council in writing that the person intends to return to active practice;
(2) pays an administrative fee; and
(3) complies with educational or other requirements the executive council adopts by rule.
(b) The executive council shall maintain a list of each license holder whose license is on inactive status.
(c) A license holder whose license is on inactive status:
(1) is not required to pay a renewal fee; and
(2) may not perform an activity regulated under this chapter.
(d) The executive council shall remove the license holder's license from inactive status if the person:
(1) notifies the executive council in writing that the person intends to return to active practice;
(2) pays an administrative fee; and
(3) complies with educational or other requirements the executive council adopts by rule.
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