1. (a) To obtain by examination a license issued under this chapter, an individual applicant must successfully complete an examination approved by the Executive Director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

2. (b) To obtain a license without examination, an applicant must either;

   1. (1) file a completed application and the provisions of Section 12, House Bill 1317 of the 79th Legislative Session and §73.24 must be met on or before December 31, 2005; or,
   2. (2) have been licensed for the preceding year by a municipality or regional licensing authority that has terminated its licensing program and have applied for a state issued license within ninety days of the date the program stopped issuing or renewing licenses.

Source Note:The provisions of this §73.21 adopted to be effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1653; amended to be effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730.