Fees established in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover administrative costs for issue, renewal, exams and other authorized programs.

Late renewal before 90 days is 1 ½ times renewal fee. 90 days - 1 year is 2 times renewal fee. Over one year must obtain initial license.

Administrative penalty up to $5,000 per violation (collected under Revenue Object 3770). Civil penalty is up to $1,000 for each day of violation (collected under Revenue Object 3717).

Biennially

Amended by S.B. 368, 68th Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 1426, 73rd Leg., R.S.

Previously deposited to the Social Workers Fund Account (No. 0143), abolished August 31, 1995 per § 403.094 Government Code.

Codified by S.B. 1678, 76th Leg., R.S.

Transferred from Texas Department of Health (Agency 501) to Agency 537 by H.B. 2292, 78th Leg., R.S.

Late renewal fees and administrative penalties amended by S.B. 415, 79th Leg., R.S.

Fee collection changed from annually to every two years by S.B. 219, 84th Leg., R.S. eff. 4-2-2015.

S.B. 200, 84th Leg., R.S. transferred program from Department of State Health Services (537) to the Health and Human Services Commission (529) under Government Code sec. 531.02011.

H.B. 1501, 86th Leg., R.S. repealed 9/1/1993 limit on fee amounts and transferred program from Health and Human Services Commission (529) to the new Behavioral Health Executive Council (510) by Aug. 31, 2020. Fees recodified to Occupations Code, Ch. 507.