1. (a) Pursuant to §1001.352 of the Act, the license holder must renew the license annually to continue to practice engineering under the provisions of the Act. If the license renewal requirements are not met by the expiration date of the license, the license shall expire and the license holder may not engage in engineering activities that require a license until the renewal requirements have been met.
2. (b) Pursuant to §1001.352 of the Act, the board will mail a renewal notice to the last recorded address of each license holder at least 30 days prior to the date a person's license is to expire. Regardless of whether the renewal notice is received, the license holder has the sole responsibility to pay the required renewal fee together with any applicable increase in fees or late fees at the time of payment.
3. (c) A license holder may renew a license by submitting the required annual renewal fee, including applicable increase in fees as required by §1001.206 of the Act, and the continuing education program documentation as required in §137.17 of this chapter (relating to Continuing Education Program) to the board prior to the expiration date of the license. Payment may be made by personal, company, or other checks drawn on a United States bank (money order or cashier's check), or by electronic means, payable in United States currency.

4. (d) Pursuant to authority in §1001.205(b) and §1001.206(c) of the Act, the board has established the renewal fee for the following categories of licenses that do not require the increase in professional fees:

   1. (1) a license holder who is 65 years of age or older;
   2. (2) a license holder who is disabled with a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits the ability of the person to earn a living as an engineer excluding an impairment caused by an addiction to the use of alcohol, illegal drugs, or controlled substance;
   3. (3) a license holder who meets the exemption from licensure requirement of §1001.057 or §1001.058 of the Act, but does not claim that exemption;
   4. (4) a license holder who is not practicing engineering and has claimed inactive status with the board in accordance with the requirements of §137.13 of this chapter (relating to Inactive Status).

5. (e) Licenses will expire according to the following schedule:

   1. (1) Licenses originally approved in the first quarter of a calendar year will expire on December 31.
   2. (2) Licenses originally approved in the second quarter of a calendar year will expire on March 31.
   3. (3) Licenses originally approved in the third quarter of a calendar year will expire on June 30.
   4. (4) Licenses originally approved in the fourth quarter of a calendar year will expire on September 30.
6. (f) A temporary license may only be renewed twice for a total duration of three years, after which the former license holder may apply for a new temporary or a standard license as provided in the current Act and applicable board rules.
7. (g) A license holder who, at the time of his or her annual renewal, has any unpaid administrative penalty owed to the Board or who has failed to comply with any term or condition of a Consent Order, Agreed Board Order, or a Final Board Order shall not be allowed to renew his or her license to practice engineering until such time as the administrative penalty is paid in full or the term or condition is satisfied unless otherwise authorized by the Consent Order, Agreed Board Order, or a Final Board Order.

Source Note:The provisions of this §137.7 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4878; amended to be effective November 8, 2004, 29 TexReg 10265; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8686; amended to be effective December 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 10173; amended to be effective December 25, 2012, 37 TexReg 9933.