16 Tex. Admin. Code § 68.70 - Registered Accessibility Specialist Certification-Eligibility, Qualifications, and Application Requirements
(a) A person may
not perform or offer to provide plan review or inspection services unless the
person is a certified registered accessibility specialist . To be certified, an
individual must:
(1) meet one of the
following qualifications:
(A) hold a degree
in architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, or
equivalent, and at least one year experience related to building inspection,
building planning, accessibility design or review, accessibility inspection, or
equivalent;
(B) have at least eight
years of experience related to building inspection, building planning,
accessibility design or review, accessibility inspection, or equivalent;
or
(C) have at least four years of
experience related to building inspection, building planning, accessibility
design or review, accessibility inspection, or equivalent, and certification by
a model building code organization as an accessibility inspector or plans
examiner;
(2) pass an
examination approved by the department ;
(3) successfully pass a criminal history
background check; and
(4) submit
the required fee under §68.80.
(b) An applicant must submit the following
required documentation in a manner prescribed by the department :
(1) a complete application on a department
approved form; and
(2) verifiable
evidence that the applicant meets the requirements in subsection
(a)(1).
(c) Each
applicant who satisfies all requirements will be provided a wallet card and a
wall certificate. The wallet card is the actual certificate of
registration.
(d) An applicant must
complete all requirements, including passing the examination in subsection
(a)(2), no later than one year from the date the application is submitted.
After that year the applicant will be required to submit a new application and
all required materials in addition to paying a new application fee.
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