By King of Uvalde H.B. No. 3409
77R7904 MXM-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the regulation of certain water treatment specialists.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 2, The Plumbing License Law (Article
1-5 6243-101, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding
1-6 Subdivision (10) to read as follows:
1-7 (10) "Water treatment specialist" means a person who
1-8 is certified under Section 3A of this Act to install, exchange,
1-9 service, and repair a residential water treatment facility.
1-10 SECTION 2. Section 3A(a), The Plumbing License Law (Article
1-11 6243-101, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as
1-12 follows:
1-13 (a) The commissioner of public health [Commissioner of
1-14 Health] or the commissioner's [his] designee shall certify persons
1-15 as being qualified for the installation, exchange, servicing, and
1-16 repair of residential water treatment facilities [as defined by
1-17 Subsection (g) of Section 2 of this Act]. The Texas Board of
1-18 Health shall set standards for certification to ensure the public
1-19 health and to protect the public from unqualified persons engaging
1-20 in activities relating to water treatment. A person certified
1-21 under this section may use the title, "water treatment specialist."
1-22 Nothing in this section shall be construed to require that persons
1-23 licensed pursuant to this Act are subject to certification under
1-24 this section.
2-1 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2-2 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-3 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-4 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-5 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.