87R19688 MWC-D
By: Clardy H.B. No. 2885
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to continuing education programs for fire detection and
alarm device installation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6002.159, Insurance Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(b) The commissioner may not adopt a rule that excludes or
devalues a signed or otherwise substantially verifiable
certificate of training that is:
(1) applicable to the areas of work authorized by the
relevant license; and
(2) issued by a training program or school that is:
(A) nationally recognized; or
(B) authorized under the Occupations Code or
Education Code.
(c) The commissioner may not adopt a rule that requires more
than eight hours of [Participation in the] continuing education for
any license renewal period [programs is voluntary].
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, 2021.