{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1953.051","heading":"GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.","body":"(a) The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter.\n(b) The department shall:\n(1) administer continuing education requirements; and\n(2) prescribe necessary forms.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.242, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.268, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1953. SANITARIANS","SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1953.htm#1953.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"30dae9d936df4a4078d9c2080731a4f16ae9b63a075c151726f5d77578714ff3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.0512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}