Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 133 - LICENSING FOR ENGINEERS › Subchapter H - REVIEW PROCESS OF APPLICATIONS AND LICENSE ISSUANCE › Section 133.81 - Receipt of Applications

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of
				  an application for licensure and application fee at the board office, the board
				  shall initiate a review of the credentials submitted.
(b) Once an application and fee is received
				  by the board, no refunds will be granted. By submitting an application and fee,
				  the applicant attests that he or she has reviewed the education, experience,
				  reference, and examination requirements for licensure as prescribed in this
				  chapter and that he or she is qualified for a license based on these
				  requirements.
(c) Once an
				  application has entered the review process as described in §
										133.83 of this chapter (relating
				  to Processing, Review, and Evaluation of Applications), the executive director
				  may determine that the application has been so altered by the addition of
				  supplemental information that the description of the applicant's qualifications
				  has been substantially revised. If the executive director determines that an
				  application is substantially revised, the application will be treated as a new
				  application and reviewed under the rules in place on the date of the
				  determination. The executive director will provide an applicant with written
				  notice if an application is determined to be substantially revised. If the
				  applicant disagrees with a determination by the Executive Director, the
				  applicant may make an appeal to the Licensing Committee.
(d) Once an application has been reviewed and
				  before a license has been issued or denied, the board will not accept a new or
				  amended application from the applicant. This does not prohibit the executive
				  director, a board member, or the board from requesting, when they deem
				  necessary, additional information from an applicant regarding his or her
				  application.
(e) In the event that
				  information bearing on the suitability of an applicant is discovered after
				  submission of an application but prior to issuance of a license, the board may
				  rescind or alter any previous decision, or hold the application in abeyance, or
				  may deny an application until the suitability of the applicant is adequately
				  established.
(f) An applicant may
				  request an application to be withdrawn from consideration provided that the
				  application has not been approved for licensure subject to passage of an
				  examination. All requests for withdrawal must be submitted to the Board in
				  writing.
(g) An applicant may only
				  have one pending application on file with the Board at any time.
(h) Pursuant to Chapter
				  55, Texas
				  Occupations Code, an application for license from a military service member,
				  military veteran or military spouse shall be processed and reviewed as soon as
				  practicable in accordance with subsection (a) of this section. All other
				  applications will be processed in the order they were received.
(i) All information on an application must be
				  filled out completely and accurately and attested to as complete and accurate
				  by the applicant. Information submitted inaccurately, fraudulently, or
				  deceitfully may result in action by the board up to and including denial of the
				  application.