CHAPTER 57. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING AGENCIES
OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING
CHAPTER 57. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING AGENCIES
Sec. 57.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration,
permit, or other form of authorization required by law or a state
agency rule that must be obtained by an individual to engage in a
particular business, occupation, or profession.
(2) "State agency" means a department, board, bureau,
commission, committee, division, office, council, or agency of
the state.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1092, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Sec. 57.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERSHIP. A
person may not be required to be a member of a private trade
association as a precondition to serving as a member of the
governing board of a state agency that issues a license or
otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1092, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.