(a) Each licensing entity identified in §2054.2606(a), Government Code that is required to establish a license holder profile system may collect a fee approved by the department from license holders listed in §2054.2606(a), Government Code that are applying for an initial license or are renewing an existing license. The fee may be collected through increasing the license issuance and renewal fees, by the licensing entity covering the fee from other revenues rather than increasing license issuance and renewal fees, or by a combination of increasing license issuance and renewal fees by less than the specified fee per license holder and covering a portion of the fee per license holder from other revenues of the licensing entity. Any fees to cover the costs of providing the license holder profile system shall be processed by the licensing entity pursuant to guidelines established by the department and the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts.     
      (b) Each state agency licensing entity that opts to establish a license holder profile system pursuant to §2054.2606(b), Government Code, may collect five dollars annually per license issuance or renewal fee payable by each license holder about whom or which information is available through the profile system. The five dollar fee may be collected through increasing the license issuance and renewal fees by five dollars per license holder, by the licensing entity covering the fee from other revenues rather than by increasing license issuance and renewal fees, or by a combination of increasing license issuance and renewal fees by less than five dollars per license holder and covering a portion of the five dollars per license holder from other revenues of the licensing entity.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §210.30 adopted to be effective November 17, 2011, 36 TexReg 7661; amended to be effective March 16, 2017, 42 TexReg 1117