The State Board of Dental Examiners (Board) proposes amendments to §114.21, relating to Requirements for Dental Assistant Registration Courses and Examinations. The amendments were suggested by staff and proposed by the Board to update outdated references in the agency's rules.

Ms. Sherri Sanders Meek, Executive Director, has determined that for each year of the first five years the amended section is in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the proposal will be accuracy in the agency's rules. Changes to Chapter 114 have created several outdated references in §114.21. These proposed amendments are housekeeping changes to update the references.

Ms. Meek has also determined that for each year of the first five years the amended section is in effect, there will be no fiscal implications for local or state government as a result of enforcing or administering this section. There is no anticipated economic impact on individuals or small or micro-businesses required to comply with the section as proposed.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Carey A. Olney, staff attorney, State Board of Dental Examiners, 333 Guadalupe Street, Tower 3, Suite 800, Austin, Texas 78701 (by mail), (512) 463-7452 (by fax), or carey.olney@tsbde.state.tx.us (by email). To be considered, comments must be in writing and received by the State Board of Dental Examiners no later than 30 days from the date that this section is published in the Texas Register.

The amendments are proposed under Texas Occupations Code §254.001, which provides the Board with the authority to adopt and enforce rules necessary for it to perform its duties.

The proposal affects Texas Occupations Code, Title 3, Subtitle D and Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 5.