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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for a master plumber license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1301.002(5), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(5) "Master plumber" means a person licensed under |
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this chapter who: |
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(A) is skilled in the design, planning, and |
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superintending of plumbing and in the practical installation, |
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repair, and servicing of plumbing; |
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(B) has worked as a journeyman plumber: |
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(i) for at least two [four] years; or |
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(ii) for at least one year and has |
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successfully completed a training program approved by the United |
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States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship or another |
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nationally recognized apprentice training program accepted by the |
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board; |
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(C) performs or supervises plumbing work; |
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(D) has passed the required examination; and |
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(E) has fulfilled the other requirements of the |
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board. |
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SECTION 2. As soon practicable after the effective date of |
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this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt |
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rules as necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act |
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to Chapter 1301, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1301.002, Occupations Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an application for a master plumber |
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license under Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, submitted on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |