{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.307","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 801.307","heading":"CONTINUING EDUCATION.","body":"(a) The board by rule shall establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine or work as a licensed veterinary technician. The board shall require six hours of continuing education annually to renew an equine dental provider license.\n(a-1) The board by rule shall require a veterinarian to complete two hours of continuing education related to opioid abuse and controlled substance diversion, inventory, and security every two years to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine.\n(b) The board may:\n(1) establish general categories of continuing education that meet the needs of license holders;\n(2) require a license holder to successfully complete continuing education courses; and\n(3) for a license valid for two years, provide a one year or two year period for the completion of continuing education.\n(c) The board may require a license holder who does not complete the required number of hours of continuing education in a period to make up the missed hours in a later period. Hours required to be made up in a later period are in addition to the hours normally required to be completed in that period.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 414), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (S.B. 1312), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 536 (S.B. 319), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 449 (S.B. 1947), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (H.B. 3284), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 874 (S.B. 2155), Sec. 38(3), eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 4. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO ANIMALS","CHAPTER 801. VETERINARIANS","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.801.htm#801.307","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"2637d57da0a3ac3afb432aab2a341c7d9c7cb0193454af43badd73b9b017391b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.306","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-801.308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}