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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the waiver of certain examination requirements for |
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certain applicants for an engineering license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.305, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.305. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. (a) The |
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board by rule may waive all or part of the examination requirement |
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for an applicant for the issuance or reissuance of a license under |
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this chapter. The board may not waive the requirement unless the |
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board first determines that: |
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(1) the applicant possesses sufficient qualifications |
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to justify the waiver; and |
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(2) issuing or reissuing the license to the applicant |
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does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare. |
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(b) The board shall waive the fundamentals of engineering |
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examination requirement for an applicant for the issuance or |
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reissuance of a license under this chapter, regardless of whether |
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the applicant has previously failed a fundamentals of engineering |
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examination in this state or another jurisdiction, if: |
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(1) the applicant has engaged in the active practice |
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of engineering for at least 15 years; |
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(2) the board determines that issuing or reissuing the |
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license to the applicant does not pose a threat to the public |
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health, safety, or welfare; |
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(3) the applicant requests a waiver in writing at the |
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time the application is filed; and |
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(4) the applicant meets the educational requirement of |
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Section 1001.302(a)(1). |
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SECTION 2. Section 1001.305, Occupations Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an application for an engineering |
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license that is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application that was filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |