(a) The commission shall administer any examination required by this chapter or Chapter 1102 unless the commission enters into an agreement with a testing service to administer the examination.
(b) The commission may accept an examination administered by a testing service if the commission retains the authority to establish the scope and type of the examination.
(c) The commission may negotiate an agreement with a testing service relating to examination development, scheduling, site arrangements, administration, grading, reporting, and analysis.
(d) The commission may require a testing service to:
(1) correspond directly with license applicants regarding the administration of the examination;
(2) collect fees directly from applicants for administering the examination; or
(3) administer the examination at specific locations and specified frequencies.
(e) The commission shall adopt rules and standards as necessary to implement this section.