85R21876 JAM-F
By: Dale H.B. No. 3726
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain examination and continuing education
requirements for applicants for and holders of liquefied petroleum
gas licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 113.087(m), Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(m) The commission[,] by [appropriate] rule may[, shall]
require, in addition to examination requirements as set out in
Subsections (b), (c), and (d) [of this section]:
(1) an examination for technical competence that is
validated by a recognized educational testing organization or
similar organization; or
(2) attendance at approved academic, trade,
professional, or commission-sponsored seminars or[,] other
continuing education programs[, and periodic reexaminations].
SECTION 2. Section 113.087, Natural Resources Code, as
amended by this Act, applies only to an application for an original
or renewal license submitted on or after the effective date of this
Act. An application submitted before that date is governed by the
law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.