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AN ACT
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relating to training and continuing education for licensed |
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electrical apprentices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1305.002, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivision (1-b) to read as follows: |
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(1-b) "Apprenticeship training program" means an |
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electrical training program that is: |
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(A) recognized by the Texas Workforce Commission |
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or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; |
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(B) registered with the United States Department |
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of Labor; or |
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(C) a competency-based standardized craft |
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training program that meets the training program standards of the |
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United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1305.102, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The commission may adopt rules regarding the |
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registration of apprenticeship training programs and to require |
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registered programs to report the names of persons enrolled in the |
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programs. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1305.168, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Continuing education courses that satisfy the |
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requirements of Subsection (a) [this section] must address safety, |
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the National Electrical Code, as adopted under Section 1305.101, |
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and state laws and rules that regulate the conduct of license |
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holders under this chapter. |
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(b-1) To renew an electrical apprentice license, a license |
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holder who is not enrolled in an apprenticeship training program |
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must complete four hours of continuing education annually. |
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Continuing education courses that satisfy the requirements of this |
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subsection must address safety, the National Electrical Code, as |
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adopted under Section 1305.101, and state laws and rules that |
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regulate the conduct of license holders under this chapter. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
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renewal of an electrical apprentice license that expires on or |
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after September 1, 2010. A license that expires before September 1, |
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2010, is governed by the law in effect on the date the license was |
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issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 470 passed the Senate on |
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March 25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 2009, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 470 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 19, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, |
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Nays 3, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |