{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.205","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 402.205","heading":"EXAMINATION PROCEDURES.","body":"(a) The department or the department's authorized representative shall give each applicant due notice of the date and place of the examination and the subjects, areas, and skills that will be included in the examination. A change may not be made in those subjects, areas, and skills after the date of the examination has been announced and publicized.\n(b) An examination shall be conducted in writing and by other means the department determines adequate to ascertain the qualifications of applicants.\n(c) An applicant who previously failed an examination or test may retake the examination or test.\n(d) An applicant who previously failed a practical test may be retested only on those portions of the practical test that the applicant failed.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1062 (S.B. 663), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.101, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.222(93), eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 377 (H.B. 2699), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA","CHAPTER 402. HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTERS AND DISPENSERS","SUBCHAPTER E. LICENSE AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.402.htm#402.205","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"05b473d1c8442dfa4656fbe9c1e07a232fee9ecc4219cd0eb93b4344eecb7cf4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}