89R12412 DNC-D
By: Ward Johnson H.B. No. 5233
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the examination required for licensing as a social
worker.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 505.354, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) An applicant who pays an application or examination fee
to take an examination under this chapter is not required to pay an
additional application or examination fee to retake the
examination. The applicant may retake the examination as many
times as necessary to pass the examination.
SECTION 2. Section 505.354(f), Occupations Code, as added
by this Act, applies to an applicant for a license under Chapter
505, Occupations Code, who takes an examination under that chapter
on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.