81R26967 JAM-F
By: Darby H.B. No. 2091
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2091:
By: Quintanilla C.S.H.B. No. 2091
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a master electrician license to certain
persons performing electrical work in unincorporated areas of the
state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter
1305, Occupations Code, to the contrary, the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation shall issue a master electrician license
to an applicant who:
(1) has owned and operated an electrical business
continuously since 1988;
(2) performs electrical work exclusively in
unincorporated areas of the state; and
(3) pays an application fee prescribed by the
department.
(b) On the request of the executive director of the Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation, an applicant for a license
issued under this section shall provide the executive director with
detailed information of the electrical work performed by the
applicant.
(c) A person issued a license under this section is subject
to Chapter 1305, Occupations Code.
(d) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall:
(1) accept applications for a license issued under
this section only between September 1, 2009, and September 7, 2009;
and
(2) publish notice of the application period under
this section on the department's Internet website.
SECTION 2. This Act expires September 8, 2009.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.