{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.104","heading":"APPROVAL OF EXAMINATIONS; SELECTION OF EXAMINATION SITES.","body":"(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt criteria to approve examinations.\n(b) In administering this subchapter, the department shall consider the impact of the traveling distance and time required for a food manager to obtain certification. The department shall give particular consideration to mitigating the impact of this subchapter on food managers in rural areas. The department shall use the Internet to implement the certification and may develop a system to permit administration of the examination using the Internet.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 317, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1139, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 438. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES RELATING TO FOOD","SUBCHAPTER G. CERTIFICATION OF FOOD MANAGERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.438.htm#438.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"2d9f9ee7abbe0b1464a8d08bd552b8ccbd7ad9d0633cc83f86e29d47879fad39","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}