The new rule is proposed under the authority of the Veterinary Licensing Act, Occupations Code, §801.151(a), which states that the Board may adopt rules necessary to administer the chapter.
Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 801, is affected by this proposal.
§571.63.Default on Student Loan.
(a) Denial. The Board may deny an application for a license if it receives information from an administering entity that the applicant has defaulted on a student loan or has breached a student loan repayment contract by failing to perform his or her service obligation under the contract. The Board may rescind a denial under this subsection upon receipt of information from an administering entity that the applicant whose application was denied is now in good standing.
(b) Renewal.
(1) The Board shall not renew a license of a licensee who is in default of a student loan or a repayment agreement except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) For a licensee in default of a loan or repayment agreement, the Board shall renew the license if the licensee presents to the board a certificate certifying that:
(A) the licensee has entered into a repayment agreement on the defaulted loan; or
(B) the licensee is not in default on the loan or on the repayment agreement.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 26, 2012.
TRD-201200379
Loris Jones
Executive Assistant
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: March 11, 2012
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7563