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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 34TEXAS STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKER EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 781SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE
SUBCHAPTER CAPPLICATION AND LICENSING
RULE §781.412Examination Requirement
ISSUE 02/18/2022
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)An applicant for licensure or specialty recognition must pass an examination designated by the Council.

 (b)Applicants must have received a passing score on the ASWB national examination within the two-year period preceding the date of the initial or upgrade application. The Council will not accept an exam score received more than two years prior to the date of the initial or upgrade application.

 (c)The Council may waive the examination for an applicant with a valid certificate or license from another state if the certificate or license was issued before January 1, 1986, if petitioned in writing.

 (d)On the basis of a verified report from ASWB that an applicant has cheated on the examination, the application shall be denied.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 7, 2022

TRD-202200414

Darrel D. Spinks

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners

Effective date: February 27, 2022

Proposal publication date: October 1, 2021

For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706

 

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