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TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 34	TEXAS STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKER EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 781	SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE
SUBCHAPTER C	APPLICATION AND LICENSING
RULE §781.421	Remedy for Incomplete License Requirements
ISSUE	12/16/2022
ACTION	Proposed

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)An applicant who does not meet all of the prerequisites for a particular license under Chapter 505 of the Occupations Code, may petition the Council for a waiver or modification of the prerequisite(s). An applicant may not petition for the waiver or modification of the degree required for the particular license sought or passage of the requisite examinations.

(b)The Council may waive or modify a prerequisite for obtaining a license under Chapter 505 of the Occupations Code, subject to subsection (a) of this section, if:

(1)the prerequisite is not mandated by federal law, the state constitution or statute, or 22 TAC Part 41; and

(2)the failure or inability to meet the prerequisite was due to a disaster declared under Chapter 418 of the Government Code or under similar authority in another jurisdiction.

(c)The Council may approve or deny a petition under this rule, and in the case of approval, may condition the approval on reasonable terms and conditions designed to ensure the applicant's education, training, and experience provide reasonable assurance that the applicant has the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level practice under the license sought.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 5, 2022

TRD-202204790

Darrel D. Spinks

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: January 15, 2023

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

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