22 Tex. Admin. Code § 133.21 - Application for Standard License
(a) To be eligible
for licensure as a professional engineer, one must submit a completed
application.
(b) All persons must
pass the examination on the fundamentals of engineering or be eligible for a
waiver from the examination on the fundamentals of engineering before
submitting an application.
(c)
Applicants must speak and write the English language. Proficiency in English
may be evidenced by an accredited degree taught exclusively in English, or
passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a written
score of at least 550, a computer based score of at least 200 or an internet
based score of at least 95, or other evidence such as significant academic or
work experience in English acceptable to the executive director.
(d) Applicants for a license shall submit:
(1) an application in a format prescribed by
the board and shall:
(A) list his or her full,
legal name without abbreviations, nicknames, or other variations of the full
legal name. If applicable, the applicant shall submit proof of a legal name
change including but not limited to a marriage certificate, passport, current
Driver's License issued by the State of Texas, court documents, or
nationalization documents to substantiate other documentation submitted in the
application; and
(B) list social
security number, as required under the Texas Family Code, §
231.302;
(2) current application fee as
established by the board. Application fees shall be waived for qualifying
military service members, military veterans, and military spouses in accordance
with Texas Occupations Code Chapter 55;
(3) proof of educational credentials pursuant
to §
133.33 or §
133.35 of this chapter (relating
to Proof of Educational Qualifications);
(4) supplementary experience record as
required under §
133.41 of this chapter (relating
to Supplementary Experience Record);
(5) reference statements as required under
§
133.51 of this chapter (relating
to Reference Providers);
(6)
documentation of a passing score on examination(s), which may include official
verifications from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and
Surveying (NCEES) or other jurisdictions as required under §
133.61(g) of
this chapter (relating to Engineering Examinations), if applicable;
(7) verification of a current license, if
applicable;
(8) a completed Texas
Engineering Professional Conduct and Ethics Examination as required under
§
133.63 of this chapter (relating
to Professional Conduct and Ethics Examination);
(9) TOEFL scores, if applicable;
(10) information regarding any judgments of
convictions, deferred judgments or pre-trial diversions for a misdemeanor or
felony provided in a form prescribed by the board together with copies of any
court orders or other legal documentation concerning the criminal charges and
the resolution of those charges;
(11) documentation of submittal of
fingerprints for criminal history record check as required by §1001.272 of
the Act; and
(12) if applicable,
written requests for waivers of the examinations on the fundamentals and/or
principles and practices of engineering, TOEFL documentation, or a commercial
evaluation of non-accredited degrees and a statement supporting the
request(s).
(e) At the
time the application is filed, an applicant may request in writing that any
transcripts, reference statements, evaluations, experience records or other
similar documentation previously submitted to the board be included in a
current application; however, such documentation may not meet the requirements
of the board at the time of the subsequent application and new or updated
information may be required.
(f)
The NCEES record may be accepted as verification of an original transcript,
licenses held, examinations taken, experience record and reference
documentation to meet the conditions of subsection (d)(3) - (7) of this
section.
(g) Once an application is
accepted for review, the fee shall not be returned, and the application and all
submissions shall become a permanent part of the board records.
(h) An applicant who is a citizen of another
country shall show sufficient documentation to the board to verify the
immigration status for the determination of their eligibility for a
professional license in accordance with the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
(i) Once an application under this section is
accepted for review, the board will follow the procedures in §
133.83 of this chapter (relating
to Processing, Review, and Evaluation of Applications) to review and approve or
deny the application. The board may request additional information or require
additional documentation to ensure eligibility pursuant to §1001.302 of
the Act, as needed. Pursuant to §1001.453 of the Act, the board may review
the license holder's status and take action if the license was obtained by
fraud or error or the license holder may pose a threat to the public's health,
safety, or welfare.
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