85R9613 JCG-F
By: Guillen H.B. No. 3049
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the number of hours of work experience required of a
plumber's apprentice to take an examination for a plumber's
license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1301.354, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) At the applicant's request, the board may credit an
applicant under Subsection (b) with up to 250 hours of the work
experience required before taking an examination if the applicant
has completed a coherent sequence of courses in the construction
trade that are offered through a career and technical education
program that is approved by the State Board of Education.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.