(a) To be eligible to receive a certificate of registration as a professional sanitarian, a person must:
- (1) hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university that includes at least 30 semester hours in basic or applied science;
- (2) complete any additional training in the basic sciences or public health the department determines necessary to effectively serve as a professional sanitarian; and
- (3) have at least two years of full-time experience in sanitation.
- (b) The commission by rule may establish other qualifications for registration.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.243, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.270, eff. September 1, 2017.