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  89R967 CMO-D     By: Harris H.B. No. 2418       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the waiver of certain examination requirements for   certain applicants for an engineering license.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1001.305, Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 1001.305.  WAIVER OF EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.   (a)  The   board by rule may waive all or part of the examination requirement   for an applicant for the issuance or reissuance of a license under   this chapter.  The board may not waive the requirement unless the   board first determines that:                (1)  the applicant possesses sufficient qualifications   to justify the waiver; and                (2)  issuing or reissuing the license to the applicant   does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.           (b)     The board shall waive the fundamentals of engineering   examination requirement for an applicant for the issuance or   reissuance of a license under this chapter, regardless of whether   the applicant has previously failed a fundamentals of engineering   examination in this state or another jurisdiction, if:                 (1)     the applicant has engaged in the active practice   of engineering for at least 15 years;                 (2)     the board determines that issuing or reissuing the   license to the applicant does not pose a threat to the public   health, safety, or welfare;                 (3)     the applicant requests a waiver in writing at the   time the application is filed; and                 (4)     the applicant meets the educational requirement of   Section 1001.302(a)(1).          SECTION 2.  Section 1001.305, Occupations Code, as amended   by this Act, applies only to an application for an engineering   license that is filed on or after the effective date of this Act.  An   application that was filed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.