Section 502.254 - License Examination(a) Each applicant for a license under this chapter must pass an examination described by Section 502.252(b)(3).(b) An applicant for a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate under Section 502.252(b) must:(1) file an application on a form prescribed by the executive council not later than the 90th day before the date of the examination; and(2) pay the examination fee.(c) The examination consists of a written examination.(d) The executive council shall have any written portion of an examination validated by an independent testing professional.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 768,Sec. 2.041, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 5.094, eff. 4/2/2015.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1061, Sec. 14, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1061, Sec. 15, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.255(a), eff. 9/1/2001. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.