Tex. Occupations Code § 51.203
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 51.203, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 51.203. RULES REGARDING PROGRAMS REGULATED BY DEPARTMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement each law establishing a program regulated by the department.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for each program regulated by the department, including a program under which a license is issued by the department, the commission by rule may establish:
(1) the length of a license term, not to exceed two years;
(2) a fee for the issuance or renewal of a license; and
(3) any continuing education required to renew a license.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for each program regulated by the department, including a program under which a license is issued by the department, the commission by rule may establish:
(1) the length of a license term, not to exceed two years;
(2) a fee for the issuance or renewal of a license; and
(3) any continuing education required to renew a license.
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