- (a) The board shall give an applicant notice of the date and place of the examination. The examination shall be given at least twice a year at the board's regular meetings.
(b) The board shall conduct the examination:
- (1) in writing and by other means that the board considers adequate to determine applicant qualifications; and
- (2) in a manner that is fair and impartial to each applicant and recognized school of optometry.
- (c) If a national testing organization does not prepare the written portion of the examination, the board shall have an independent testing professional validate that portion.
- (d) The board shall give the same written examination to each applicant examined at the same time.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.