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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training and continuing education for licensed |
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electrical apprentices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1305.002, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivision (1-b) to read as follows: |
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(1-b) "Apprenticeship training program" means a |
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program recognized by the Texas Workforce Commission or the Texas |
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Higher Education Coordinating Board that combines technical |
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classroom instruction and structured on-the-job training for |
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electrical apprentices. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1305.168, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Continuing education courses that satisfy the |
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requirements of Subsection (a) [this section] must address safety, |
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electrical theory, the National Electrical Code, as adopted under |
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Section 1305.101, and state laws and rules that regulate the |
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conduct of license holders under this chapter. |
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(b-1) To renew an electrical apprentice license, a license |
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holder who is not enrolled in an apprenticeship training program |
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must complete four hours of continuing education annually. |
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Continuing education courses that satisfy the requirements of this |
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subsection must address safety, the National Electrical Code, as |
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adopted under Section 1305.101, and state laws and rules that |
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regulate the conduct of license holders under this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
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renewal of an electrical apprentice license that expires on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A license that expires before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on |
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the date the license was issued, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |