S.B. No. 1668
AN ACT
relating to certification and examination requirements for persons
engaged in liquefied petroleum gas activities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 113.095, Natural
Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 113.095. LICENSE AND EXAMINATION BY ENDORSEMENT:
OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 113, Natural Resources
Code, is amended by adding Section 113.0955 to read as follows:
Sec. 113.0955. CERTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION BY
ENDORSEMENT: NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TRAINING. The commission by
rule shall waive the requirements of Section 113.087 for an
applicant for a certificate for cylinder filling who:
(1) has completed training consistent with the
guidelines established by the Propane Education & Research Council;
(2) submits proof of completion of training described
by Subdivision (1);
(3) submits an application for that type of
certificate;
(4) pays the applicable original nonrefundable
certification fee as established by the commission under Section
113.088; and
(5) completes an examination for cylinder filling
that:
(A) is administered by the commission;
(B) is approved by the commission as a comparable
examination to the examination administered by the commission and
submits proof of completion of the examination to the commission;
or
(C) uses Propane Education & Research Council
training and examination materials and submits proof of completion
of the examination to the commission.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1668 passed the Senate on
April 23, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 2021, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1668 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 25, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 145,
Nays 0, one present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor