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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the renewal of a plumbing license, endorsement, or |
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registration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.401, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.401. [ANNUAL] RENEWAL REQUIRED. (a) A license or |
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registration under this chapter is valid for one or two years as |
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determined by board rule [year]. On payment of the required fee, a |
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license may be renewed [annually]. |
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(b) The board by rule shall establish the requirements for |
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renewing a license, endorsement, or registration under this chapter |
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and may adopt a system under which licenses, endorsements, and |
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registrations expire on various dates during the year. |
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(c) An endorsement issued under Section 1301.356, |
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1301.3565, or 1301.357 expires on the date the master plumber or |
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journeyman plumber license of the endorsement holder expires. Any |
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continuing education requirement established by board rule and |
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applicable to an endorsement issued under this chapter must be |
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completed before the endorsement holder may renew the endorsement. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt |
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rules to implement Section 1301.401, Occupations Code, as amended |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |