(3) License holders experiencing physical disability,
illness, or other extenuating circumstances as reviewed and approved
by the board may be exempt. Supporting documentation must be furnished
to the board.
(4) License holders who list their status as "Inactive"
and who further certify that they are not providing professional engineering
services in Texas shall be exempt from the professional development
hours required.
(5) Exemptions must be claimed at the time of renewal.
(o) A license holder may bring an inactive license
to active status by obtaining all delinquent PDH units and submitting
copies of CEP records demonstrating compliance to the board or its
authorized representative for verification purposes. If the total
number required to become current exceeds 30 units, then 30 units
shall be the maximum number required, and hours acquired must be within
the two years prior to reactivation.
(p) Noncompliance:
(1) If a license holder does not certify that CEP requirements
have been met for a renewal period, the license shall be considered
expired and subject to late fees and penalties.
(2) Failure to comply with CEP reporting requirements
as listed in this section is a violation of board rules and shall
be subject to sanctions.
(3) A determination by audit that CEP requirements
have been falsely reported shall be considered to be misconduct and
will subject the license holder to disciplinary action.
(4) If found to be noncompliant, the board may require
additional audits of the license holder.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §137.17 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4878; amended to be effective September 19, 2004, 29 TexReg 8812; amended to be effective February 24, 2005, 30 TexReg 847; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8687; amended to be effective December 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 10174; amended to be effective September 20, 2009, 34 TexReg 6322; amended to be effective September 9, 2012, 37 TexReg 6914; amended to be effective December 11, 2016, 41 TexReg 9705; amended to be effective March 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 1440; amended to be effective July 3, 2022, 47 TexReg3687 |