(a) Each applicant for a license must take and pass with at least a 70 percent grade, a test covering this subchapter and Insurance Code Chapter 6003 and if applicable, a technical qualifying test as specified in §34.713(b) of this title (relating to Applications). The content, frequency, and location of the test must be designated by the State Fire Marshal's Office.     
      (b) Examinees who fail must file a retest application accompanied by the required fee.     
      (c) A person whose license has been expired for two years or longer who makes application for a new license must take and pass another test. No test is required for a licensee whose license is renewed within two years of expiration.     
      (d) An examinee who is scheduled for a test to be conducted on a religious holy day by the State Fire Marshal's Office and who wishes to observe the religious holy day may request the rescheduling of the test to an alternate date.     
      (e) An applicant may only schedule each type of test three times within a twelve-month period.     
      (f) An applicant for a license must complete and submit all application requirements within one year of the successful completion of any test required for a license, except for testing conducted by NICET; otherwise, the test is voided and the individual will have to pass the test again.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §34.715 adopted to be effective May 10, 1984, 9 TexReg 2380; amended to be effective April 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 1644; transferred effective September 1, 1991, as published in the Texas Register March 6, 1992, 17 TexReg 1745; amended to be effective August 26, 1996, 21 TexReg 7663; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register November 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 11091; amended to be effective June 3, 2004, 29 TexReg 5402; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 662