Tex. Occupations Code § 901.253
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 901.253, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 901.253. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The board shall ensure that an applicant to take the uniform CPA examination or to receive a certificate lacks a history of dishonest or felonious acts. The board shall require each applicant to comply with the requirements of Section 901.169(a).
(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
(d) The board may require the applicant to submit a complete set of fingerprints. If an applicant does not provide a complete set of fingerprints on request of the board, the board may:
(1) deny the applicant's application to take the uniform CPA examination; or
(2) refuse to issue a certificate to the applicant.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
(d) The board may require the applicant to submit a complete set of fingerprints. If an applicant does not provide a complete set of fingerprints on request of the board, the board may:
(1) deny the applicant's application to take the uniform CPA examination; or
(2) refuse to issue a certificate to the applicant.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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