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	Amend SB 1222 (house committee report) as follows:                           

(1)  Strike SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, line 5, through 	page 2, line 1) and substitute the following:
	SECTION 1.  Section 1305.002, Occupations Code, is amended 
by amending Subdivision (12-a) and adding Subdivisions (12-b), 
(12-c), (12-d), and (12-e) to read as follows:
		(12-a)  "Residential appliance" means equipment that:                  
			(A)  is installed as a unit in a single-family or 
multifamily dwelling that does not exceed four stories;
			(B)  is directly connected to an electrical 
circuit; and            
			(C)  performs a specific function ["Person" means 
an individual].
		(12-b)  "Residential appliance installation" means 
electrical work that is limited to the connection or disconnection 
of a residential appliance to an existing electrical circuit other 
than by inserting or removing a plug from an electrical outlet.
		(12-c)  "Residential appliance installation 
contracting" means the business of residential appliance 
installation.
		(12-d)  "Residential appliance installation 
contractor" means a business entity, other than an electrical 
contractor or electrical sign contractor, that is engaged in 
residential appliance installation contracting.
		(12-e)  "Residential appliance installer" means a 
person, other than a licensed electrician, who is licensed to 
perform residential appliance installation.
	(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in Subdivision (7), Subsection 
(a), Section 1305.003, Occupations Code (page 3, line 16), between 
"employee" and "of", insert "or authorized representative".
	(3)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Subdivision (21), 
Subsection (a), Section 1305.003, Occupations Code (page 6, lines 
12 through 15), and substitute the following:
		(21)  the maintenance or repair of a residential 
appliance by a residential appliance dealer or manufacturer or a 
person authorized by a residential appliance dealer or manufacturer 
using only components of the same type and ampacity as the original 
components.
	(4)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, in amended Subsection (a), 
Section 1305.102, Occupations Code (page 6, lines 20 and 21), 
strike "appliance installers, and appliance" and substitute 
"residential appliance installers, and residential appliance".
	(5)  In SECTION 4 of the bill, in amended Section 1305.151, 
Occupations Code (page 6, line 27), between "or" and "appliance", 
insert "residential".
	(6)  Strike SECTION 5 of the bill (page 7, line 3, through 
page 8, line 11) and substitute the following:
	SECTION 5.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1305, Occupations Code, is 
amended by adding Sections 1305.1617 and 1305.1618 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 1305.1617.  RESIDENTIAL APPLIANCE INSTALLER. An 
applicant for a license as a residential appliance installer must 
pass a residential appliance installer examination administered 
under this chapter.
	Sec. 1305.1618.  RESIDENTIAL APPLIANCE INSTALLATION 
CONTRACTOR.  (a)  An applicant for a license as a residential 
appliance installation contractor must:
		(1)  be licensed under this chapter as a residential 
appliance installer or employ a person licensed under this chapter 
as a residential appliance installer;
		(2)  establish proof of financial responsibility in the 
manner prescribed by the executive director; and
		(3)  maintain workers' compensation coverage for the 
contractor's employees through an insurance company authorized to 
engage in the business of insurance in this state or through 
self-insurance, or elect not to obtain workers' compensation 
coverage, as provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 406, Labor Code.
	(b)  A person who holds a residential appliance installer's 
license issued or recognized under this chapter may only be 
assigned to a single residential appliance installation 
contractor, unless the residential appliance installer owns more 
than 50 percent of the residential appliance installation 
contracting business.
	(7)  In SECTION 6 of the bill, in amended Subsection (a), 
Section 1305.166, Occupations Code (page 8, line 15), between "and" 
and "appliance", insert "residential".
	(8)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, in amended Subsection (a), 
Section 1305.201, Occupations Code (page 8, line 21), between "or" 
and "appliance", insert "residential".
	(9)  In Subsection (a), SECTION 8 of the bill (page 9, line 
2), strike "an appliance" and substitute "a residential appliance".
	(10)  Strike Subsection (b), SECTION 8 of the bill (page 9, 
lines 11 through 15), and substitute the following:
	(b)  An applicant for a license under this section is 
required to have completed at least 4,000 hours of electrical work 
or residential appliance installation under the supervision of a 
master electrician.