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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standards for elevators, escalators, and related |
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equipment; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 754.014(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule shall adopt standards for the |
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installation, maintenance, alteration, operation, testing, removal |
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from service, and inspection of equipment used by the public in: |
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(1) buildings owned or operated by the state, a |
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state-owned institution or agency, or a political subdivision of |
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the state; and |
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(2) buildings that contain equipment that is open to |
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the general public, including a hotel, motel, apartment house, |
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boardinghouse, church, office building, shopping center, or other |
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commercial establishment. |
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SECTION 2. Section 754.015(d), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The executive director may charge a reasonable fee as |
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set by the commission for: |
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(1) registering or renewing registration of an |
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elevator inspector; |
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(2) registering or renewing registration of a |
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contractor; |
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(3) applying for a certificate of compliance; |
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(4) filing an inspection report as required by Section |
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754.019(a)(3), 30 days or more after the date the report is due, for |
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each day the report remains not filed after the date the report is |
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due; |
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(5) submitting for review plans for the installation |
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or alteration of equipment; |
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(6) reviewing and approving continuing education |
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providers and courses for renewal of elevator inspector and |
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contractor registrations; |
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(7) applying for a waiver, new technology variance, or |
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delay; [and] |
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(8) attending a continuing education program |
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sponsored by the department for registered elevator inspectors; and |
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(9) applying to remove equipment from service. |
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SECTION 3. Section 754.019(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The owner shall: |
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(1) have the equipment inspected annually by a |
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registered elevator inspector, unless the equipment has been |
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removed from service in accordance with commission rules; |
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(2) obtain an inspection report from the inspector |
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evidencing that all equipment in a building on the real property was |
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inspected in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under |
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this chapter; |
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(3) file with the executive director each inspection |
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report, and all applicable fees, not later than the 30th calendar |
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day after the date on which an inspection is made under this |
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chapter; |
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(4) display the certificate of compliance for the |
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equipment in a publicly visible area as defined by commission rule; |
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and |
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(5) maintain the equipment in compliance with the |
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standards and codes adopted under commission rules. |
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SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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adopt the rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by |
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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, 2015. |
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