All references to the executive director in this section shall allow for the delegation of authority by the executive director to other staff members. An application for licensure shall be handled in the following manner and order:

1. (1) The application is received at the board office.
2. (2) The executive director shall review the application for completeness.

3. (3) The executive director shall:

   1. (A) accept the application as complete for processing and evaluating; or
   2. (B) accept the application and notify the applicant at the earliest possible time of deficient information and give the applicant 45 days to complete the application. Upon receipt of an applicant's written request, the executive director may grant the applicant one additional 30 day period to submit any information identified by the executive director as necessary to complete the application. If the applicant does not submit all documents required in the time allowed for such submittals, the application shall be administratively withdrawn and further processing performed in accordance with §133.89 of this chapter (relating to Processing of Administratively Withdrawn Applications).

4. (4) Once an application is complete, the executive director shall review and evaluate the qualifications found in the application and determine whether the applicant should interview with the licensing committee or whether the application should be:

   1. (A) approved,
   2. (B) denied, or
   3. (C) reviewed by the professional engineer members of the board in accordance with §133.85 of this chapter (relating to Board Review of and Action on Applications).

5. (5) The executive director may approve the application without further board review unless the application is accompanied by:

   1. (A) an unfavorable recommendation by one or more reference providers; or
   2. (B) a request for waiver of examination(s), except when the applicant is solely requesting waiver of the examination on the fundamentals of engineering.

6. (6) The executive director may deny an application for licensure without further board review if the applicant does not:

   1. (A) have sufficient years of experience to qualify for licensure,
   2. (B) have an education acceptable to the board as prescribed in §133.31 of this chapter (relating to Educational Requirement for Applicants),
   3. (C) pass an examination within the time allotted, or
   4. (D) complete the application and it becomes administratively withdrawn for more than six months.
7. (7) An application for licensure that cannot be approved or denied by the executive director pursuant to paragraphs (5) and (6) of this section shall be circulated among the professional engineer board members.

Source Note:The provisions of this §133.83 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4873; amended to be effective December 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 10171.