Sec. 4002.052.  AGREEMENT WITH TESTING SERVICE.  (a)  The commissioner may negotiate an agreement with a testing service to perform examination services, including:
(1)  developing an examination;
(2)  scheduling an examination;
(3)  arranging the site for an examination;  and
(4)  administering, grading, reporting, and analyzing an examination.
(b)  The commissioner may require a testing service to:
(1)  correspond directly with applicants with regard to the administration of examinations;
(2)  collect fees for administering examinations directly from applicants;  and
(3)  provide for the administration of examinations in specific locations and at specified frequencies.
(c)  The commissioner shall retain the authority to establish the scope and type of each examination.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.