1. (a) License renewals for individuals shall be as follows:

   1. (1) Licenses for individuals have staggered expiration dates based on the last day of the individuals' birth month. The license will be issued for a 12-month period following the initial licensing period.
   2. (2) An individual's license will not be renewed if the individual has not earned the required continuing professional education credit hours, completed all application parts including all parts of the signed renewal and completed the affidavit reporting area on the renewal form.
   3. (3) At least 30 days before the expiration of an individual's license, the board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the individual at the last known address according to board records.

2. (b) License renewal requirements for firm offices shall be as follows:

   1. (1) Licenses for offices of firms have staggered expiration dates for payment of fees, which are due the last day of a board assigned renewal month. All offices of a firm will have the same renewal month. All firms will be issued a license for a 12-month period following the initial licensing period.
   2. (2) At least 30 days before the expiration of a firm's office license, the board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the main office of the firm at the last known address according to the records of the board.
   3. (3) A firm's office license shall not be renewed unless the sole proprietor, each partner, officer, director, or shareholder of the firm who is listed as a member of the firm and who is certified or registered under the Act has a current individual license. This does not apply to firms providing work pursuant to the practice privilege provisions of this title.
   4. (4) If a firm is subject to peer review, then a firm's office license shall not be renewed unless the office has met the peer review requirements as defined in Chapter 527 of this title (relating to Peer Review).

Source Note:The provisions of this §515.3 adopted to be effective September 24, 1979, 4 TexReg 4508; amended to be effective October 30, 1991, 16 TexReg 5830; amended to be effective June 9, 1994, 19 TexReg 4199; amended to be effective March 30, 1995, 20 TexReg 1890; amended to be effective February 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 1390; amended to be effective February 4, 2004, 29 TexReg 971; amended to be effective June 7, 2006, 31 TexReg 4644; amended to be effective November 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 9614; amended to be effective August 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 6378.