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) approve an application subject to the applicant's taking and passing the 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 (1) the application has been administratively withdrawn for a period of six months;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) three of the professional engineer board members or 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
   3. (3) the applicant did not pass the examination on the principles and practice of engineering in the prescribed time.
3. (c) An applicant who has been denied a license for failure to pass the examination on the principles and practice of engineering within the prescribed time may not re-apply for a license until one (1) year has passed from the date on the notification of failure to pass the examination or until the applicant has completed at least six (6) additional semester hours of formal college level classroom courses relevant to the applicant's dominant branch or discipline of experience.
4. (d) The board by vote shall confirm the action taken on a license at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
5. (e) 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.