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79R8994 PB-F

By:  Gallegos                                                     S.B. No. 1422



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to inspectors qualified to perform  certain windstorm 
inspections. 
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 6A(d), Article 21.49, Insurance Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(d)  A windstorm inspection may only be performed by a 
qualified inspector.  For purposes of this article, a "qualified 
inspector" includes:
		(1)  a person determined by the department to be 
qualified to perform building inspections because of training or 
experience;
		(2)  a licensed professional engineer meeting the 
requirements of the rules adopted by the commissioner for 
appointment to conduct windstorm inspections; and
		(3)  an inspector who is certified by the International 
Code Council or the International Association of Plumbing and 
Mechanical Officials [, the Building Officials and Code 
Administrators International, Inc., the International Conference 
of Building Officials, or the  Southern Building Code Congress 
International, Inc.,] who has certifications as a buildings 
inspector, plumbing inspector, or mechanical inspector and as a
coastal construction inspector, and who also complies with other 
requirements specified by rule by the commissioner.  A qualified 
inspector must be approved and appointed or employed by the 
department to perform building inspections.  The department may 
charge a reasonable fee for the filing of applications and 
determining the qualifications of persons for appointment as 
qualified inspectors.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.