(a) The department may issue a registration to each individual who:
  (1) submits to the department an application prescribed by the department; and
  (2) passes a written examination for each class of license which tests the applicant's knowledge of the Code, Chapter 13; this chapter; and NIST Handbook 44.
(b) The minimum passing score for each examination shall be 70%.
(c) The registration is valid for five years.
(d) Military members, military veterans, and military spouses as defined in Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 55, may request on their application form for an examination to be expedited, provided they meet all other licensing requirements.
(e) The examination fee for each class of license is $60.

Source Note: The provisions of this §12.60 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7960; amended to be effective November 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 8793; amended to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 6809; amended to be effective September 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 5351; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4589; amended to be effective December 16, 2013, 38 TexReg 9009; amended to be effective August 31, 2014, 39 TexReg 6432; amended to be effective March 5, 2023, 48 TexReg 1030