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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of building contractors to certain |
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trade advisory boards of the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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Regulation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1302.201, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1302.201. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP. The air |
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conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board consists |
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of nine [seven] members appointed by the presiding officer of the |
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commission, with the commission's approval, and two ex officio |
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nonvoting members. One member of the advisory board must be a |
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public member. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1302.202(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except for the public member and the building contractor |
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member, each appointed advisory board member must be experienced in |
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the design, installation, construction, maintenance, service, |
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repair, or modification of equipment used for environmental air |
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conditioning, commercial refrigeration, or process cooling or |
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heating. Other than the public member, of the appointed members: |
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(1) one must be an official of a municipality with a |
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population of more than 250,000; |
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(2) one must be an official of a municipality with a |
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population of not more than 250,000; [and] |
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(3) five [four] must be full-time licensed air |
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conditioning and refrigeration contractors, as follows: |
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(A) one member who holds a Class A license and |
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practices in a municipality with a population of more than 250,000; |
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(B) one member who holds a Class B license and |
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practices in a municipality with a population of more than 250,000; |
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(C) one member who holds a Class A license and |
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practices in a municipality with a population of more than 25,000 |
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but not more than 250,000; [and] |
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(D) one member who holds a Class B license and |
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practices in a municipality with a population of not more than |
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25,000; and |
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(E) one member who holds a license of any |
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classification under this chapter, is principally engaged in air |
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conditioning and refrigeration contracting, and practices in a |
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municipality; and |
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(4) one must be a building contractor who is |
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principally engaged in home construction and is a member of a |
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statewide building trade association. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1305.051(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The advisory board members must include: |
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(1) two members who are affiliated with a statewide |
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association of electrical contractors not affiliated with a labor |
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organization; |
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(2) three members who are affiliated with a labor |
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organization; |
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(3) one member who is not affiliated with a statewide |
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association of electrical contractors or with a labor organization; |
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[and] |
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(4) one member who is affiliated with a historically |
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underutilized business, as that term is defined by Section |
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2161.001, Government Code; and |
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(5) one public member who is a building contractor |
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principally engaged in home construction and is a member of a |
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statewide building trade association. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Not later than December 1, 2013, the |
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presiding officer of the Texas Commission of Licensing and |
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Regulation, with the commission's approval, shall appoint the |
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additional board members described by Section 1302.202, |
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Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, to the air conditioning |
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and refrigeration contractors advisory board. |
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(b) The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1305.051(b), Occupations Code, regarding the qualifications of |
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members of the electrical safety and licensing advisory board does |
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not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to |
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serve for the remainder of the member's term. As terms on the board |
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expire, the presiding officer of the Texas Commission of Licensing |
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and Regulation shall appoint members that reflect the requirements |
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of Section 1305.051(b), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2013. |