BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                        S.B. 180

79R2141 JMM-D                                                                                                                By: Janek

                                                                                                                     Business and Commerce

                                                                                                                                            2/14/2005

                                                                                                                                              As Filed

 

 

AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Currently, continuing professional education by correspondence is only available to plumbers living in a county with a population of 100,000 people or less.   This limits plumbers' choices regarding their preferred method of continuing education. As proposed, S.B. 180 removes the population restriction on the option for plumbers to take correspondence courses for continuing education.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 1301.404(e), Occupations Code, to allow an individual to satisfy continuing professional education requirements for plumbers through a correspondence course under this section regardless of the population of the area in which the person resides.

 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2005.