(a) To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant must personally take and pass, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, a written examination of the applicant's qualifications and competency.
(b) The department may supplement a written examination under Subsection (a) with an oral examination.
(c) The commissioner shall prescribe each examination under this section. An examination must be of sufficient scope to reasonably test the applicant's knowledge relative to the kinds of insurance that may be dealt with under the license and of:
(1) the duties of a licensed adjuster; and
(2) the laws of this state that apply to a licensed adjuster.
(d) The commissioner may require a reasonable waiting period before an applicant who fails to pass an examination is eligible to be retested on a similar examination.