{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1953.151","heading":"EXAMINATION.","body":"(a) To obtain a certificate of registration under this chapter, an applicant must pass a written examination prescribed by the department that provides evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant is qualified for registration under this chapter.\n(b) An applicant for a certificate of registration may not take the examination unless the applicant pays the examination fee prescribed by the commission by rule.\n(c) In evaluating an applicant's performance on the examination, the department shall carefully consider the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the principles of sanitation and the physical, biological, and social sciences.\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. 5.246, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.275, 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 D. EXAMINATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1953.htm#1953.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"225946e68024d9c82bd0f8ab722affa7beda00cdb67c6e629908a00f3e30351c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.106","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}