16 Tex. Admin. Code § 75.25 - Continuing Education
(a) Terms used in
this section have the meanings assigned by Chapter 59 of this title, unless the
context indicates otherwise.
(b) To
renew an air conditioning and refrigeration contractor license under Texas
Occupations Code, Chapter 1302, Subchapter F, a licensee must complete eight
hours of continuing education in courses approved by the department, including
one hour of instruction in Texas state law and rules that regulate the conduct
of licensees.
(c) The continuing
education hours must have been completed within the term of the current
license, in the case of a timely renewal. For a late renewal, the continuing
education hours must have been completed within the one year period immediately
prior to the date of renewal.
(d) A
licensee may not receive continuing education credit for attending the same
course more than once.
(e) A
licensee must 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.
(f) To be approved under Chapter 59 of this
title, a provider's course must be dedicated to instruction in one or more of
the following topics:
(1) Texas Occupations
Code, Chapter 1302, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors;
(2) Title 16, Texas Administrative Code,
Chapter 75, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Administrative Rules;
(3) the International Mechanical Code, the
Uniform Mechanical Code, or other applicable codes;
(4) ethics;
(5) business practices; or
(6) technical requirements.
(g) A licensee who provides proof,
in a manner prescribed by the department, of having served as an instructor of
a course within a career and technology education program may receive two hours
of continuing education for each completed academic semester of instruction. A
maximum of two hours of continuing education credit may be claimed by the
licensee per academic semester.
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