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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY |
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Subtitle B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY |
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Chapter 1951. STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL |
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Subchapter I. EXAMINATIONS |
Sec. 1951.406. EXAMINATION POLICY
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(a) The department shall develop a written policy governing licensing examinations under this subchapter that prescribes:
(1) procedures to improve the design and construction of examinations;
(2) procedures for administering the examinations; and
(3) the process for evaluating examinations in use.
(b) The policy must include:
(1) a procedure for seeking assistance in the development of examinations from experts in:
(A) structural pest control;
(B) structural pest control education; and
(C) examination creation and validation;
(2) a schedule that provides for examination revision and maintenance, including the regular update of examinations;
(3) a procedure to routinely analyze and validate examinations;
(4) a procedure for the development of a bank of questions for each examination;
(5) guidelines for developing examinations from the bank of questions;
(6) the number and type of questions for each examination; and
(7) a requirement that the person responsible for examination development make periodic reports on examination issues to the commissioner.