81R9808 JAM-D
By: Truitt H.B. No. 2764
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to license and examination eligibility requirements for
closed system geothermal well drillers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1901, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1901.1511 to read as follows:
Sec. 1901.1511. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
DRILLERS. For purposes of determining an applicant's practical
experience to apply for a license or take an examination to be a
closed system geothermal well driller, a license under Subchapter
F, Chapter 1302, and completion of a department-approved geothermal
drilling training course is equivalent to two years of practical
experience.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a license application or examination application submitted on or
after the effective date of this Act. An application filed before
the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when
the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.