BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1625 By: Brown Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is some concern relating to the lack of continuing education requirements for the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license in Texas. Some people assert that the absence of such requirements has led to a lack of knowledge of current safety guidelines and regulations among electrical sign apprentices. H.B. 1625 seeks to address this concern by making provisions of law relating to continuing education requirements for the renewal of an electrical apprentice license applicable to the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 1625 amends the Occupations Code to expand provisions of law relating to continuing education requirements for the renewal of an electrical apprentice license to make those requirements applicable to the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license. The bill makes its provisions applicable to the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license that expires on or after September 1, 2012. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 1625
By: Brown
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 1625
By: Brown
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is some concern relating to the lack of continuing education requirements for the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license in Texas. Some people assert that the absence of such requirements has led to a lack of knowledge of current safety guidelines and regulations among electrical sign apprentices. H.B. 1625 seeks to address this concern by making provisions of law relating to continuing education requirements for the renewal of an electrical apprentice license applicable to the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 1625 amends the Occupations Code to expand provisions of law relating to continuing education requirements for the renewal of an electrical apprentice license to make those requirements applicable to the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license. The bill makes its provisions applicable to the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license that expires on or after September 1, 2012.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
There is some concern relating to the lack of continuing education requirements for the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license in Texas. Some people assert that the absence of such requirements has led to a lack of knowledge of current safety guidelines and regulations among electrical sign apprentices. H.B. 1625 seeks to address this concern by making provisions of law relating to continuing education requirements for the renewal of an electrical apprentice license applicable to the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 1625 amends the Occupations Code to expand provisions of law relating to continuing education requirements for the renewal of an electrical apprentice license to make those requirements applicable to the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license. The bill makes its provisions applicable to the renewal of an electrical sign apprentice license that expires on or after September 1, 2012.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2011.