{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-401.305","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 401.305","heading":"EXAMINATION.","body":"(a) To obtain a license, an applicant must:\n(1) pass an examination approved by the commission by rule; and\n(2) pay fees in a manner prescribed by the commission by rule.\n(b) The department shall administer or provide for the administration of an examination at least twice each year.\n(b-1) The commission by rule shall determine standards for acceptable performance on the examination.\n(c) The commission by rule may:\n(1) establish procedures for the administration of the examination; and\n(2) require a written or oral examination, or both.\n(d) The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant in any theoretical or applied field of speech-language pathology or audiology it considers appropriate. The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant on professional skills and judgment in the use of speech-language pathology or audiology techniques or methods.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.067, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 2.002, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA","CHAPTER 401. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.401.htm#401.305","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5aa2c518f7d07f4600913dc2f01e47c216d1b9932ff25acdfd55fa084b353737","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-401.3041","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-401.308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}