By Torres H.B. No. 1391
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to continuing education requirements for air conditioning
1-3 and refrigeration contractors.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 4B, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
1-6 Contractor License Law (Article 8861, Vernon's Texas Civil
1-7 Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-8 Sec. 4B. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) The
1-9 commissioner by rule shall establish guidelines for [may recognize,
1-10 prepare, or administer] continuing education programs for
1-11 licensees. Participation in the programs is voluntary.
1-12 (b) A person seeking to provide a continuing education
1-13 program must meet the requirements adopted by rule of the
1-14 commissioner. An applicant that meets the requirements and that is
1-15 approved by the commissioner may provide continuing education
1-16 programs until the second anniversary of the date the provider's
1-17 application was approved. A provider may reapply to the
1-18 commissioner to act as a provider for additional two-year periods.
1-19 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.
1-20 (b) The commissioner of licensing and regulation shall adopt
1-21 rules and the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall
1-22 adopt fees under this Act not later than January 1, 1998.
1-23 (c) Notwithstanding Section 4B(b), Air Conditioning and
1-24 Refrigeration Contractor License Law (Article 8861, Vernon's Texas
2-1 Civil Statutes), as added by this Act, a person who holds a license
2-2 under that Act on the effective date of this Act is not required to
2-3 fulfill continuing education required under that section to renew
2-4 the license before September 1, 1999.
2-5 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.