Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.257: EXAMINATIONS.

(a) The executive director shall prescribe:
(1) a separate examination for each class of license; and
(2) within each class of license, a separate examination for:
(A) an environmental air conditioning endorsement; and
(B) a commercial refrigeration and process cooling or heating endorsement.
(b) The executive director shall prescribe the method and content of an examination administered under this subchapter and shall set compliance requirements for the examination. To obtain an endorsement, an applicant must pass the examination for the endorsement.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017, Sec. 23(4), eff. June 17, 2011.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017, Sec. 23(4), eff. June 17, 2011.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 26.034, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.327, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017 (H.B. 2643), Sec. 14, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017 (H.B. 2643), Sec. 23(4), eff. June 17, 2011.

Where this section sits in the code

OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 8. REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRADES
CHAPTER 1302. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS
SUBCHAPTER F. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS

(a) The executive director shall prescribe:

(1) a separate examination for each class of license; and

(2) within each class of license, a separate examination for:

(A) an environmental air conditioning endorsement; and

(B) a commercial refrigeration and process cooling or heating endorsement.

(b) The executive director shall prescribe the method and content of an examination administered under this subchapter and shall set compliance requirements for the examination. To obtain an endorsement, an applicant must pass the examination for the endorsement.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017, Sec. 23(4), eff. June 17, 2011.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 26.034, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.327, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017 (H.B. 2643), Sec. 14, eff. June 17, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017 (H.B. 2643), Sec. 23(4), eff. June 17, 2011.

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