1. (a) Each applicant for a license must pass the appropriate tests. Tests may be supplemented by practical tests or demonstrations necessary to determine the applicant's knowledge and ability.

   1. (1) The license test will include a section on this subchapter, Insurance Code Chapter 6002, and a technical qualifying test to be conducted by:

      1. (A) the State Fire Marshal's Office;
      2. (B) NICET (National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies);
      3. (C) ESA (Electronic Security Association); or
      4. (D) an outsource testing service.
   2. (2) The standards used in tests will be those adopted in §34.607 of this title (relating to Adopted Standards).
2. (b) Examinees who fail the test must file a retest application accompanied by the required fee in order to be retested on the next scheduled test date.
3. (c) A person whose license has been expired for two years or longer who makes application for a new license must take and pass another test. No test is required for a licensee whose license is renewed within two years of expiration.
4. (d) An applicant may only schedule each type of test three times within a 12-month period.
5. (e) An applicant for a license must complete and submit all application requirements within one year of the successful completion of any test required for a license; otherwise the test is voided and the individual will have to pass the test again.

Source Note:The provisions of this §34.615 adopted to be effective June 4, 1993, 18 TexReg 3297; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register November 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 11091; amended to be effective July 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 5212; amended to be effective June 3, 2004, 29 TexReg 5402; amended to be effective April 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1711; amended to be effective July 5, 2011, 36 TexReg 4111; amended to be effective July 19, 2016, 41 TexReg 5180.