Tex. Occupations Code § 503.201
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 503.201, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 503.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Official statutory text
(a) The executive council shall:
(1) determine the qualifications and fitness of an applicant for a license, license renewal, or provisional license;
(2) examine for, deny, approve, issue, revoke, suspend, suspend on an emergency basis, place on probation, and renew the license of an applicant or license holder under this chapter;
(3) adopt and publish a code of ethics; and
(4) by rule adopt a list of authorized counseling methods or practices that a license holder may undertake or perform.
(b) The executive council may request and shall receive the assistance of a state educational institution or other state agency.
(1) determine the qualifications and fitness of an applicant for a license, license renewal, or provisional license;
(2) examine for, deny, approve, issue, revoke, suspend, suspend on an emergency basis, place on probation, and renew the license of an applicant or license holder under this chapter;
(3) adopt and publish a code of ethics; and
(4) by rule adopt a list of authorized counseling methods or practices that a license holder may undertake or perform.
(b) The executive council may request and shall receive the assistance of a state educational institution or other state agency.
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