16 Tex. Admin. Code § 73.25 - Continuing Education
(a) Terms used in
this section have the meanings assigned by Chapter 59 of this title, unless the
context indicates otherwise.
(b)
For each renewal, an electrical apprentice, electrical sign apprentice,
journeyman electrician, master electrician, journeyman sign electrician, master
sign electrician, residential wireman, journeyman lineman, maintenance
electrician, or journeyman industrial electrician must complete four hours of
continuing education in:
(1) the National
Electrical Code, as adopted under Title 8, Occupations Code §
1305.101, or the
current version of the National Electrical Code, as approved by the National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA);
(2) state law and rules that regulate the
conduct of licensees; and
(3)
safety as defined in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
70E.
(c) In lieu of
taking four hours of continuing education as required in §73.25(b), an
electrical apprentice or electrical sign apprentice may enroll in a
department-registered apprenticeship training program.
(d) In the case of timely renewal, the
continuing education hours must have been completed, or enrollment must have
occurred in a department-registered apprenticeship training program, within the
term of the current license. For a late renewal, the continuing education hours
must have been completed, or enrollment must have occurred in a
department-registered apprenticeship training program, within one year prior to
the date of renewal.
(e) A licensee
may not receive continuing education credit for attending the same course more
than once.
(f) A licensee shall
retain a copy of the certificate of completion for a course for one year after
the date of completion. In conducting any inspection or investigation of the
licensee, the department may examine the licensee's records to determine
compliance with this subsection.
(g) To be approved under Chapter 59 of this
title, a provider's course must be dedicated to instruction in:
(1) the National Electrical Code, as adopted
under Title 8, Occupations Code §
1305.101, or the
current version of the National Electrical Code, as approved by the National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA);
(2) state law and rules that regulate the
conduct of licensees; and
(3)
safety as defined in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
70E.
(h) To register an
apprenticeship training program with the department, a program must:
(1) file a completed application in a form
approved by the department;
(2)
provide proof to the department that the program is:
(A) recognized by the Texas Workforce
Commission or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
(B) registered with the United States
Department of Labor; or
(C) a
competency-based standardized craft-training program that meets the training
program standards of the United States Department of Labor Office of
Apprenticeship; and
(3)
pay the required application fee shown in §73.80.
(i) A department-registered apprentice
training program must maintain the following documents for 24 months after a
participant is no longer enrolled in the program:
(1) participant's program
application;
(2) proof of
participant's program completion;
(3) participant's leave of absence,
resignation or termination; and
(4)
other documentation effecting participant's enrollment.
(j) A department-registered apprentice
training program must submit to the department proof of a participant's change
in enrollment status within two days of the change. The proof must be in a form
approved by the department.
(k) A
department-registered apprentice training program must comply with the
requirements of the Act and this chapter and must maintain the requirement of
subsection (h)(2).
(l) A
department-registered apprentice training program must annually notify the
department, in a form approved by the department, of its intention to continue
as a registered program.
(m) A
department-registered apprentice training program must immediately notify the
department if it ceases to be registered. The notice must be in a form approved
by the department.
(n) The
provisions listed in subsections (b), (c), and (d) are effective for electrical
sign apprentice licenses that expire on or after September 1, 2012, and all
other licenses, that expire on or after September 1, 2010.
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