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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to safety standards for elevators, escalators, and related |
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equipment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 754.015(a) and (b), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule shall provide for: |
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(1) an annual inspection and certification of the |
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equipment covered by standards adopted under this subchapter; |
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(2) enforcement of those standards; |
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(3) registration of qualified inspectors and |
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contractors; |
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(4) the form of inspection documents, contractor |
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reports, and certificates of compliance; |
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(5) notification to building owners, architects, and |
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other building industry professionals regarding the necessity of |
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annually inspecting equipment; |
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(6) approval of continuing education programs for |
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registered QEI-1 certified inspectors; [and] |
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(7) standards of conduct for individuals who are |
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registered under this subchapter; |
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(8) minimum insurance standards as a condition of |
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certification and registration; |
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(9) minimum experience and education standards as a |
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condition of certification and registration; and |
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(10) proposed plans for installation or alteration of |
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related equipment to be submitted to the department. |
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(b) The commission by rule may not: |
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(1) require inspections of equipment to be made more |
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often than every 12 months, except as provided by Subsection (c); or |
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(2) [require persons to post a bond or furnish
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insurance or to have minimum experience or education as a condition
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of certification or registration;
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[(3)
require building owners to submit to the
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department proposed plans for equipment installation or
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alteration; or
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[(4)] prohibit a QEI-1 certified inspector who is |
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registered with the department from inspecting equipment. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Texas Commission of Licensing and |
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Regulation shall adopt the rules required by Section 754.015, |
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Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not later than |
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November 1, 2011. |
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(b) A person is not required to comply with the rules |
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adopted under Section 754.015, Health and Safety Code, as amended |
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by this Act, before January 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |