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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the number of hours of work experience required of a |
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plumber's apprentice to take an examination for a plumber's |
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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, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) At the applicant's request, the board may credit an |
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applicant under Subsection (b) with up to 250 hours of the work |
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experience required before taking an examination if the applicant |
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has completed a coherent sequence of courses in the construction |
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trade that are offered through a career and technical education |
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program that is approved by the State Board of Education. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |