H.B. No. 3726
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3726 was passed by the House on May 4,
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3726 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor