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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing and regulation of a journeyman industrial |
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electrician. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1305.002, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivision (11-b) to read as follows: |
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(11-b) "Journeyman industrial electrician" means an |
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individual who engages in electrical work exclusively at a business |
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that operates a chemical plant, petrochemical plant, refinery, |
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natural gas plant, natural gas treating plant, pipeline, or oil and |
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gas exploration and production operation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1305.102(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission [executive director] shall adopt rules |
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for the licensing of electricians, sign electricians, electrical |
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sign contractors, electrical contractors, journeyman industrial |
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electricians, journeyman linemen, residential appliance |
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installers, and residential appliance installation contractors as |
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prescribed by this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 1305, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1305.1601 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1305.1601. JOURNEYMAN INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN. An |
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applicant for a license as a journeyman industrial electrician |
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must: |
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(1) have at least 8,000 hours of on-the-job training |
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as a licensed electrical apprentice under the supervision of a |
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master electrician; and |
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(2) pass a journeyman industrial electrician |
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examination administered under this chapter. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1305.162, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an examination required |
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for a license as a journeyman industrial electrician under Section |
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1305.1601 may only test an applicant regarding activities performed |
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by a journeyman industrial electrician at a location described by |
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Section 1305.002(11-b). |
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SECTION 5. Section 1305.168(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To renew a master electrician, journeyman electrician, |
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master sign electrician, journeyman sign electrician, maintenance |
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electrician, journeyman industrial electrician, journeyman |
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lineman, or residential wireman license, the license holder must |
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complete four hours of continuing education annually. |
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SECTION 6. Not later than September 1, 2018, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as |
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required by Section 1305.102, Occupations Code, as amended by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |