87R25520 ANG-F
 
  By: Hughes S.B. No. 1668
 
  (Raney)
 
  Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1668:  No.
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certification and examination requirements for persons
  engaged in liquefied petroleum gas activities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 113.095, Natural
  Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 113.095.  LICENSE AND EXAMINATION BY ENDORSEMENT:
  OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 113, Natural Resources
  Code, is amended by adding Section 113.0955 to read as follows:
         Sec. 113.0955.  CERTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION BY
  ENDORSEMENT: NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TRAINING. The commission by
  rule shall waive the requirements of Section 113.087 for an
  applicant for a certificate for cylinder filling who:
               (1)  has completed training consistent with the
  guidelines established by the Propane Education & Research Council;
               (2)  submits proof of completion of training described
  by Subdivision (1);
               (3)  submits an application for that type of
  certificate;
               (4)  pays the applicable original nonrefundable
  certification fee as established by the commission under Section
  113.088; and
               (5)  completes an examination for cylinder filling
  that:
                     (A)  is administered by the commission;
                     (B)  is approved by the commission as a comparable
  examination to the examination administered by the commission and
  submits proof of completion of the examination to the commission;
  or
                     (C)  uses Propane Education & Research Council
  training and examination materials and submits proof of completion
  of the examination to the commission.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.