Tex. Occupations Code § 53.025
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 53.025, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 53.025. GUIDELINES.
Official statutory text
(a) Each licensing authority shall issue guidelines relating to the practice of the licensing authority under this chapter. The guidelines must state the reasons a particular crime is considered to relate to a particular license and any other criterion that affects the decisions of the licensing authority.
(b) A state licensing authority that issues guidelines under this section shall file the guidelines with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register.
(c) A local or county licensing authority that issues guidelines under this section shall post the guidelines at the courthouse for the county in which the licensing authority is located or publish the guidelines in a newspaper having countywide circulation in that county.
(d) Amendments to the guidelines, if any, shall be issued annually.
(b) A state licensing authority that issues guidelines under this section shall file the guidelines with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register.
(c) A local or county licensing authority that issues guidelines under this section shall post the guidelines at the courthouse for the county in which the licensing authority is located or publish the guidelines in a newspaper having countywide circulation in that county.
(d) Amendments to the guidelines, if any, shall be issued annually.
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