1. (a) Upon receipt of an application for licensure at the Board office in Austin, Texas, the Board shall initiate a review of the credentials submitted. Applicants who meet the licensure requirements shall be issued a license upon successful passage of the examination on the principles and practices of engineering, having met all examination requirements, or been approved by waiver of examination(s), or having been approved for licensure through comity. Applicants who fail to meet one or more of the licensure requirements shall be denied a license.
2. (b) Once an application is received by the board, no refunds will be granted. By submitting an application and fee, the applicant attests that he or she has reviewed the education, experience, reference, and examination requirements for licensure as prescribed in this chapter and that he or she is qualified for a license based on these requirements.
3. (c) Once an application has been reviewed and the board has approved an applicant for licensure subject to passage of an examination, and before a license has been issued or denied, the board will not accept a new or amended application from the applicant unless the applicant is found to be eligible for licensure under §133.11(3) of this chapter (relating to Types of Licenses) and has not taken and failed the PE Exam. If the applicant is found to be eligible for licensure via reciprocity or comity under §133.11(3) of this chapter an application may be amended to meet the requirements of §133.27 of this chapter (relating to Application for Reciprocal or Comity License). This does not prohibit the executive director, a board member, or the board from requesting, when they deem necessary, additional information from an applicant regarding his or her application.
4. (d) In the event that information bearing on the suitability of an applicant is discovered after submission of an application but prior to issuance of a license, the board may rescind or alter any previous decision, or hold the application in abeyance, or may deny an application until the suitability of the applicant is adequately established.
5. (e) An applicant may request an application to be withdrawn from consideration provided that the application has not been approved for licensure subject to passage of an examination and the application has not begun circulation under the Board Review Process under §133.85 of this chapter (relating to Board Review of and Action on Applications). All requests for withdrawal must be submitted to the Board in writing.
6. (f) An applicant may only have one pending application on file with the Board at any time.

Source Note:The provisions of this §133.81 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4873; amended to be effective November 8, 2004, 29 TexReg 10264; amended to be effective June 26, 2005, 30 TexReg 3586; amended to be effective December 10, 2006, 31 TexReg 9831.