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House Bill 1859 |
House Author: Schaefer et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
Senate Sponsor: Perry et al. |
House Bill 1859 amends the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor License Law, Occupations Code, to make changes relating to air conditioning and refrigeration technician certification and registration. Specifically, the bill removes the condition that a certification training program be completed in the 48 months preceding a certification application to qualify for certification eligibility purposes, requires the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to recognize a public school career and technology education program or a similar program offered by an institution of higher education or a private school as a certification training program for that purpose, provides for the waiver of renewal fees and the reduction of continuing education requirements for contractors and technicians who provide instruction in a certification training program, revises eligibility for the exemption from registration or certification for students in such a program, and lowers the minimum registration age from 18 years to 16 years under certain conditions.