{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-901.252","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 901.252","heading":"ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.","body":"To be eligible to receive a certificate, a person must:\n(1) satisfy the requirements of Section 901.253;\n(2) complete:\n(A) at least 150 semester hours or quarter-hour equivalents in board-recognized courses, including an accounting concentration or equivalent courses that meet the education requirements established under Section 901.254, as determined by board rule; or\n(B) a baccalaureate degree with an accounting concentration or equivalent courses that meet the education requirements established under Section 901.254, as determined by board rule;\n(3) pass the uniform CPA examination;\n(4) meet the work experience requirements established under Section 901.256; and\n(5) pass an examination on the rules of professional conduct as determined by board rule.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (H.B. 1520), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 159), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (H.B. 2217), Sec. 3, eff. June 9, 2023.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 262), Sec. 1, eff. August 1, 2026.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF FINANCIAL AND LEGAL SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. FINANCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 901. ACCOUNTANTS","SUBCHAPTER F. CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.901.htm#901.252","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5fc4edaa6d8262b940895c121078de6db108da0558f48c9baaae28a35882db87","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-901.251","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-901.253"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}