TITLE: Relating to the waiver of certain examination requirements for certain applicants for an engineering license.

SUMMARY: Relating to the waiver of certain examination requirements for certain applicants for an engineering license.

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AN ACT relating to the waiver of certain examination requirements for certain applicants for an engineering license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1001.305, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1001.305. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. (a) The board by rule may waive all or part of the examination requirement for an applicant for the issuance or reissuance of a license under this chapter. The board may not waive the requirement unless the board first determines that: (1) the applicant possesses sufficient qualifications to justify the waiver; and (2) issuing or reissuing the license to the applicant does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare. (b) The board shall waive the fundamentals of engineering examination requirement for an applicant for the issuance or reissuance of a license under this chapter, regardless of whether the applicant has previously failed a fundamentals of engineering examination in this state or another jurisdiction, if: (1) the applicant has engaged in the active practice of engineering for at least 15 years; (2) the board determines that issuing or reissuing the license to the applicant does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare; (3) the applicant requests a waiver in writing at the time the application is filed; and (4) the applicant meets the educational requirement of Section 1001.302(a)(1). SECTION 2. Section 1001.305, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an application for an engineering license that is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An application that was filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.