| (a) Examination required. Each individual not previously
qualified by examination in the category or categories for which the
license is requested must pass an appropriate examination. An application
must be submitted to the department specifying the examination category
desired and pay the fee for each exam requested prior to the scheduled
examination session.
(b) Examination categories. Examinations will be administered,
maintained, and evaluated on a routine basis as determined by department
examination policy in the following categories:
(1) Pest control;
(2) Termite and Wood Destroying Insect Control;
(3) Lawn and Ornamental;
(4) Weed Control;
(5) Structural Fumigation;
(6) Commodity Fumigation; and
(7) Wood Preservation.
(c) Military requests to expedite examinations. Military
members, military veterans, and military spouses, as defined in Texas
Occupations Code, Chapter 55, may request their application for examination
to be expedited by noting on their application to the department.
To qualify, all other licensing requirements must also be met.
(d) Examinations standards and requirements.
(1) A fee shall be charged for each examination.
(2) All examination fees are to be paid as prescribed
by the department.
(3) Applicants must present photo identification issued
by the Texas Department of Public Safety, or an equivalent from another
state prior to taking an examination.
(4) All examinations shall be maintained and administered
by the department or its designee.
(5) The examination will be administered in written
or electronic form and in general, cover the subject of the categories
designated on the application.
(6) Examinations shall only be administered in English.
(7) No written materials, scratch paper, or electronic
devices, other than calculators, may be brought into the examination
room or used during the examination.
(8) Scratch paper will be provided, as necessary, and
must be returned to the examination proctor at the end of each examination.
(9) Applicants who do not take a scheduled examination
shall not receive a refund of the examination fee.
(10) Persons who make a minimum grade of 70% shall
be issued a certified applicator license upon issuance of the grades.
(11) Individual exam scores are valid for only 12 months.
(e) Cheating is Prohibited.
(1) Cheating consists of giving or receiving unauthorized
assistance to answer examination questions; bringing unauthorized
materials into the exam room or using unauthorized materials to answer
examination questions; using answers from another examinee; copying
questions or answers to examination questions to take from the examination
room; removing an examination booklet, answer sheet, or scratch paper
from the examination room; or any other action which may undermine
the integrity of the examination process.
(2) 'Unauthorized assistance' means any verbal, written,
or electronic communication during the examination made for the purpose
of receiving or providing answers to examination questions.
(3) Upon a final determination that an examinee has
cheated, any current license issued by the department is subject to
suspension or revocation.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §7.125 adopted to be effective January 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 42; amended to be effective September 10, 2018, 43 TexReg 5773; amended to be effective January 16, 2023, 48 TexReg 129 |
