Tex.
Ins. Code Section 4101.056
Exemption from Examination Requirement
(a)
An applicant for a license under this chapter is not required to pass an examination under Section 4101.054 (Examination Required) to receive the license if the applicant:(1)
had been principally engaged in the investigation, adjustment, or supervision of losses on August 27, 1973, and during the 90-day period preceding that date;(2)
is applying for a renewal license under this chapter;(3)
is licensed as an adjuster in another state with which a reciprocal agreement has been entered into by the commissioner; or(4)
has completed a course in adjusting losses as prescribed and approved by the commissioner and it is certified, by a form signed by a person described by Subsection (b)(2), to the commissioner on completion of the course that the applicant has:(A)
completed the course; and(B)
passed an examination, in a manner described by Subsection (b)(2), testing the applicant’s knowledge and qualification, as prescribed by the commissioner.(b)
An applicant wishing to claim an exemption under Subsection (a)(4) must:(1)
schedule the required examination; and(2)
take the required examination in a testing environment that is controlled, supervised, and proctored by a disinterested third party approved by the commissioner to administer the examination.(c)
In this section, “disinterested third party” means an individual who:(1)
is not related to an applicant by consanguinity or affinity as a first cousin or within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity as described by Subchapter B, Chapter 573 (Degrees of Relationship; Nepotism Prohibitions), Government Code; and(2)
is not an employee or a subordinate of the applicant.
Source:
Section 4101.056 — Exemption from Examination Requirement, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.4101.htm#4101.056 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
