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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the services that a registered drain cleaner may |
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perform without the supervision of a licensed master plumber. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.002(2), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Drain cleaner" means a person who: |
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(A) has completed at least 4,000 hours working |
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under the supervision of a master plumber as a drain |
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cleaner-restricted registrant; |
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(B) has fulfilled the requirements of and is |
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registered with the board; and |
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(C) installs cleanouts and removes and resets |
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p-traps to eliminate obstructions in building drains and sewers |
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[under the supervision of a responsible master plumber]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1301.351, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a) and (a-2) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a [A] person, |
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other than a responsible master plumber, may not engage in plumbing |
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unless: |
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(1) the person holds the proper license, registration, |
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or endorsement required by this chapter; and |
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(2) the person's work is supervised and controlled by a |
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person licensed under this chapter. |
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(a-2) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a [A] person |
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that advertises or otherwise offers to perform or provide plumbing |
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must secure the services of a responsible master plumber. |
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(d) A drain cleaner may: |
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(1) install cleanouts and remove and reset p-traps to |
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eliminate obstructions in building drains and sewers; and |
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(2) advertise and offer to perform or provide drain |
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cleaning services as described by Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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services performed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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Services performed before the effective date of this Act are |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the services were |
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performed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |