85R13264 JCG-F     By: Paul H.B. No. 4154       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the renewal of a plumber's apprentice certificate of   registration.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter H, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1301.4055 to read as follows:          Sec. 1301.4055.  MANDATORY TRAINING FOR PLUMBER'S   APPRENTICE. (a)  To renew the certificate of registration for the   third renewal and any subsequent renewals, a person who holds a   certificate of registration under this chapter as a plumber's   apprentice must complete during the year preceding the renewal date   at least six hours of approved classroom training that includes   training in:                (1)  this chapter and board rules;                (2)  board-approved plumbing codes; and                (3)  health protection, energy conservation, and water   conservation.          (b)  A person may receive credit for participating in a   training program only if the program is provided:                (1)  by a person approved by the board; and                (2)  according to criteria adopted by the board.          (c)  A plumber's apprentice who is enrolled and in good   standing in a training program approved by the United States   Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, is exempt from   Subsections (a) and (b).          (d)  The board by rule may exempt certain persons from the   requirements of this section if the board determines that the   exemption is in the public interest.          SECTION 2.  Section 1301.4055, Occupations Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to the renewal of a certificate of   registration as a plumber's apprentice that expires on or after the   effective date of this Act. A certificate of registration that   expired before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law   in effect on the date the certificate of registration expired, and   the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners shall adopt   rules necessary to implement Section 1301.4055, Occupations Code,   as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.