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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to examination requirements for a journeyman lineman. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1305.162, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an examination required |
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for a license as a journeyman lineman under Section 1305.1605 may |
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only test an applicant regarding activities performed by a |
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journeyman lineman as described in the National Electrical Safety |
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Code by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, as |
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adopted by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practical, the Texas Commission of |
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Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as required by Section |
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1305.102, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1305.162(f), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an examination for a journeyman lineman |
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license administered on or after June 1, 2020. An examination for a |
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journeyman lineman license administered before that date is |
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governed by the law and rules in effect prior to the date this Act |
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was enacted, 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, 2019. |