1. (a) Upon approval of an application by the executive director, the licensing committee, or the board in a manner provided in this subchapter, the executive director shall:

   1. (1) issue a license subject to the applicant's taking and passing the examination on the principles and practice of engineering according to §133.67 of this chapter (relating to Examination on the Principles and Practice of Engineering); or
   2. (2) issue a license to an applicant who has passed the examination on the principles and practice of engineering or who has had that examination waived.

2. (b) The board shall deny an application if any of the following occurs:

   1. (1) the application has been administratively withdrawn for a period of six months;
   2. (2) pursuant to §133.85 of this chapter (relating to Board Review of and Action on Applications) three of the professional engineer board members vote to deny an application on the basis that the applicant does not meet the requirements of §1001.302 of the Act;
   3. (3) a majority of the full board voted to deny an application on the basis that the applicant does not meet the requirements of §1001.302 of the Act; or
   4. (4) the applicant did not pass the examination on the principles and practice of engineering in the prescribed time.
3. (c) The board by vote shall confirm the action taken on a license at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
4. (d) The executive director shall advise the applicant in writing of any decision of the executive director, the licensing committee, or the board, as applicable.

Source Note:The provisions of this §133.87 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4873; amended to be effective September 8, 2005, 30 TexReg 5363; amended to be effective December 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 10171; amended to be effective December 17, 2013, 38 TexReg 9042; amended to be effective December 14, 2015, 40 TexReg 8889; amended to be effective May 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 1838.