The board must approve continuing education programs for licensees, and those programs must be at least eight hours long, cover current department rules, and contain other matters the board considers relevant.
Sec. 1201.113. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) The board shall approve continuing education programs for licensees under this chapter. A continuing education program must be at least eight hours long and must include the current rules of the department and such other matters as the board may deem relevant. (b) Completion of an approved continuing education program described by Subsection (a) is a prerequisite to renewal of a license. Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 13 Without reference to the amendment of this subsection, this subsection was repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 73(a)(3), eff. January 1, 2008. (c) No test shall be given in relation to any continuing education program. (d) If the approval of a continuing education program expires between regularly scheduled board meetings, the director may, on receipt of the required renewal application, fee, and necessary documentation of education material, approve the continued administration of the program until the next board meeting. (e) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863, Sec. 73(a)(3), eff. January 1, 2008. (f) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863, Sec. 73(a)(3), eff. January 1, 2008. (g) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863, Sec. 73(a)(3), eff. January 1, 2008. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1284 (H.B. 2438), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 13, eff. January 1, 2008. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 73(a)(3), eff. January 1, 2008. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (H.B. 2238), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.