The executive council must administer required written exams to qualified applicants at least annually, and each exam must be validated by an independent testing professional.
Sec. 501.256. EXAMINATIONS. (a) The executive council shall administer to qualified applicants at least annually any written examination required by executive council rules. An examination must be validated by an independent testing professional. (b) The board shall determine the subject and scope of each examination. The examination must test the applicant's knowledge of: (1) the discipline and profession of psychology; and (2) the laws and rules governing the profession of psychology in this state. (b-1) The executive council shall establish appropriate fees for examinations administered under this chapter. (c) The executive council may waive the discipline and professional segment of the examination requirement for an applicant who: (1) is a specialist of the American Board of Professional Psychology; or (2) in the executive council's judgment, has demonstrated competence in the areas covered by the examination. (d) The contents of the examination described by Subsection (b)(2) are the jurisprudence examination. The executive council shall administer and each applicant must pass the jurisprudence examination before the executive council may issue a license. (e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(15), eff. September 1, 2019. (f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(15), eff. September 1, 2019. (g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(15), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1015), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.015, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(15), eff. September 1, 2019.