{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1953.102","heading":"ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) To be eligible to receive a certificate of registration as a professional sanitarian, a person must:\n(1) hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university that includes at least 30 semester hours in basic or applied science;\n(2) complete any additional training in the basic sciences or public health the department determines necessary to effectively serve as a professional sanitarian; and\n(3) have at least two years of full-time experience in sanitation.\n(b) The commission by rule may establish other qualifications for registration.\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. 5.243, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.270, 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 C. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1953.htm#1953.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"78ea4c15f038879d90a200c127c306a0516f5d8b81e953fe372269ebe43fe368","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}