Sec. 51.202.  FEES.  (a)  The commission shall set fees, in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering the programs or activities, for:
(1)  licenses issued by the department;
(2)  license renewals and late renewals;
(3)  examinations; and
(4)  any other program or activity administered by the department.
(b)  The executive director by rule may provide for prorating fees for the issuance of a license, so that a person regulated by the department pays only that portion of the applicable fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid.
(c)  The executive director shall develop cost management procedures that enable the commission to determine with reasonable accuracy the cost to the department of each program and activity for which a fee is charged.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 20, eff. June 14, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 613 (H.B. 3743), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.