Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 22	TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
CHAPTER 511	ELIGIBILITY
SUBCHAPTER B	CERTIFICATION BY EXAMINATION
RULE §511.21	Examination Application

(a) An application to take the UCPAE shall be made on forms prescribed by the board and shall also be in compliance with board rules and with all applicable laws.

(b) Each applicant shall submit to the Texas Department of Public Safety a complete and legible set of fingerprints from a vendor approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety in conjunction with the application for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information.

(c) An applicant must sign a statement on the application that states that if the applicant's examination is lost, the limit of liability for which the board may be held responsible will be the amount of the exam fee collected by NASBA.

(d) Each applicant for the UCPAE must pay an eligibility fee for each section for which the applicant requests to take in accordance with §521.14 of this title (relating to Eligibility Fee). Application forms not accompanied by the proper fee or required documents shall not be considered complete. The withholding of information, a misrepresentation, or any untrue statement on the application or supplemental documents will be cause for rejection of the application.

(e) Each application must be verified to show that the applicant remains qualified in all respects to take the examination.

(f) The board shall evaluate each examination application and establish dates of eligibility for each approved application, which will be used by the testing vendor or other organization to schedule and test an applicant.

Source Note: The provisions of this §511.21 adopted to be effective August 24, 1988, 13 TexReg 3979; amended to be effective October 30, 1991, 16 TexReg 5826; amended to be effective December 18, 1996, 21 TexReg 11788; amended to be effective December 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 11104; amended to be effective August 13, 2003, 28 TexReg 6273; amended to be effective February 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 1099; amended to be effective June 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 4049; amended to be effective February 8, 2017, 42 TexReg 419; amended to be effective October 10, 2019, 44 TexReg 5780; amended to be effective June 2, 2021, 46 TexReg 3399