{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.309","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 351.309","heading":"CONTINUING EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS.","body":"A person is exempt from the continuing education requirements of Section 351.308 if the person:\n(1) holds a license but does not practice optometry or therapeutic optometry in this state;\n(2) served in the regular armed forces of the United States during part of the most recent license term;\n(3) submits proof to the board that the person suffered a serious or disabling illness or physical disability preventing the person from complying with the requirements during the most recent license term; or\n(4) was first licensed during the period preceding the license renewal date.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 385 (S.B. 314), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION","CHAPTER 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE RENEWAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.351.htm#351.309","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"a990638a29a17fcac88375df1da9da66d800330388444ff240622cdef01c5396","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.308","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.351"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}