All references to the executive director in this section shall allow for the delegation of authority by the executive director to other staff members. The following list of activities as shown in this section shall be conducted in order:

1. (1) application is received at the board office in Austin, Texas;
2. (2) the executive director shall review it for completeness;
3. (3) the executive director shall accept the application as complete for processing and evaluating, or shall accept the application and notify the applicant at the earliest possible time of information not yet submitted, and give the applicant 30 days to complete it;
4. (4) the executive director or a professional engineer designee shall review and evaluate the qualifications found in the application and issue a recommendation of approval, non-approval or personal interview;

5. (5) the executive director may approve the application without further board action if the applicant:

   1. (A) is applying under Texas Engineering Practice Act, §12(a)(1);
   2. (B) has more than six years of experience;
   3. (C) is not requesting a waiver of examinations;
   4. (D) is recommend for a license without reservation by all references;
   5. (E) is of a character and reputation acceptable to the board; and
   6. (F) has not violated the Act or board rules.

6. (6) The application shall be circulated among the professional engineer board members if any of the six conditions listed in paragraph (5)(A)-(F) of this section are not met.

   1. (A) The application is approved if the first reviewing board member agrees with an executive director recommendation of approval.
   2. (B) Circulation shall continue until a majority vote is cast if an application receives a recommendation of non-approval or personal appearance by the executive director or the first board member.

7. (7) The approval of an application shall be either:

   1. (A) to take the Fundamentals of Engineering examination and Principles and Practice of Engineering examination; or
   2. (B) to issue a license to an applicant who has passed the principles and practice of engineering examination or who has had that examination waived.
8. (8) When the process is complete and a decision has been reached, the board shall complete the consideration of the application through the issuance or denial of a license and confirm such action in the regular order of business at the next quarterly board meeting.

Source Note:The provisions of this §131.111 adopted to be effective September 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 8040.