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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain persons to take an |
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examination for a plumber's license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.354(d), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding the classroom training required by |
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Subsection (b), a plumber's apprentice may apply for and take an |
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examination for a license as a journeyman plumber [or tradesman
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plumber-limited license holder] if the apprentice has received an |
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associate of applied science degree from a plumbing technology |
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program that: |
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(1) includes a combination of classroom and on-the-job |
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training; and |
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(2) is approved by the board and the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1301.354(b-1), Occupations Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for a journeyman plumber license under Section |
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1301.354, Occupations Code, submitted on or after January 1, 2014. |
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An application for a journeyman plumber license submitted before |
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that date is governed by the law in effect when the application was |
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submitted, 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. |