2009 Texas Code
OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING
CHAPTER 54. EXAMINATION ON RELIGIOUS HOLY DAY
OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING
CHAPTER 54. EXAMINATION ON RELIGIOUS HOLY DAY
Sec. 54.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Religious holy day" means a day on which the tenets of a
religious organization prohibit the organization's members from
participating in secular activities.
(2) "Religious organization" means an organization that
qualifies under Section 11.20, Tax Code.
(3) "State agency" means an agency in the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of state government that
administers an examination for licensing or other regulatory
purposes.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 54.002. EXAMINATION SCHEDULED ON RELIGIOUS HOLY DAY. (a)
Each state agency shall adopt a procedure to permit an examinee
who wishes to observe a religious holy day on which the person's
religious beliefs prevent the person from taking an examination
to take an examination scheduled to be administered by the agency
on that religious holy day on an alternate date.
(b) Each state agency shall adopt rules as necessary to
implement this section.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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