(a) An assistant in speech-language pathology license is valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed biennially.     
      (b) A licensee is responsible for submitting all required documentation and information and paying the renewal application fee prior to the expiration date of the license.     
      (c) To renew an assistant in speech-language pathology license, a licensee must:      
        (1) submit a completed renewal application on a department-approved form;       
        (2) complete twenty (20) hours of continuing education as required under §111.30;       
        (3) comply with the continuing education audit process described under §111.32, if selected for an audit;       
        (4) submit, in a manner prescribed by the department, a Supervisory Responsibility Statement Form or information from each supervisor unless the assistant is currently not practicing or the supervisor(s) has not changed; and       
        (5) submit the license renewal fee required under §111.160.       
      (d) A licensee must successfully pass a criminal history background check pursuant to Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 53, and the department's criminal conviction guidelines in order to renew the license. The department will notify the licensee if the person needs to submit new fingerprints.     
      (e) For each license renewal on or after September 1, 2020, the licensee must complete the human trafficking prevention training required under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 116, and provide proof of completion as prescribed by the department.     
      (f) The department may deny the renewal of the license pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §401.451.     
      (g) If all conditions required for renewal are met prior to expiration, the department shall issue a renewed license.     
      (h) A person whose license has expired may late renew the license in accordance with the procedures set out under §60.31 and §60.83 of this title.     
      (i) A person whose license has expired may not practice or engage in speech-language pathology.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §111.57 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4441; amended to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2544; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5172