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.