Sec. 505.354. EXAMINATION

(a) The board, at least once each calendar year, shall prepare and administer an examination to assess an applicant's qualifications for a license under this chapter.

(b) Each license examination shall be conducted in a manner that is determined by the board and is fair and impartial to each applicant and school or system of social work.

(c) Applicants may be known to the examiners only by numbers until after the general averages of the applicants' numbers in the class are determined and licenses are issued or denied.

(d) To maintain the highest standards in the social work profession, the scope and content of each examination must be sufficient to ensure professional efficacy and competence.

(e) The board shall have the written portion of the examination, if any, validated by an independent testing entity.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.