(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 for which a fee is authorized.
- (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.