(a) An applicant for a license under this chapter is not required to pass an examination under Section 4101.054 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, Government Code; and
(2) is not an employee or a subordinate of the applicant.