16 Tex. Admin. Code § 76.25 - 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 a license as a driller or pump installer, a licensee must complete
continuing education courses approved by the department, which must include the
following:
(1) one (1) hour of instruction
dedicated to the Water Well Driller/Pump Installer statutes and rules;
and
(2) the following number of
hours of instruction dedicated to topics directly related to the water well
industry, including but not limited to well and water well pump standards,
geologic characteristics of the state, state groundwater laws and related
regulations, well construction and pump installation practices and techniques,
health and safety, environmental protection, technological advances, or
business management:
(A) three (3) hours for
renewal before March 1, 2024; or
(B) seven (7) hours for renewal on or after
March 1, 2024.
(c) To renew a registration as an apprentice,
a registrant must complete a one (1) hour department-approved continuing
education course dedicated to the Water Well Driller and Pump Installer
statutes and rules.
(d) The
continuing education hours must have been completed within the term of the
current license or registration, in the case of a timely renewal. For a late
renewal, the continuing education hours must have been completed within the one
(1) year period immediately prior to the date of the late renewal.
(e) A licensee or registrant may not receive
continuing education credit for attending the same course more than once during
their license term.
(f) Licensees
and registrants must retain a copy of the certificate of course completion for
one year after the date of completion. In conducting any inspection or
investigation of the licensee or registrant, the department may examine the
licensee's or registrant'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 one or more of the topics listed in subsection (b), and the
provider must be registered under Chapter 59 of this title.
(h) A licensee whose license has been placed
on "inactive" status pursuant to Texas Occupations Code, §
51.4011 is not
required to complete continuing education as required by this section until the
licensee seeks to change to "active" status.
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