16 Tex. Admin. Code § 9.52 - Training and Continuing Education
(a)
Training. Individuals identified in §
9.51(c) of this
title (relating to General Requirements for LP-Gas Training and Continuing
Education) shall complete training.
(1)
Available training courses.
(A) The 2.1
Dispenser Operations course covers proper filling and handling of ASME
motor/mobile fuel containers, appurtenances, DOT cylinders, and dispenser
operations.
(B) The 2.3 Bobtail
Operations course covers federal and state regulations that apply to hazardous
material transportation, the operation of propane delivery vehicles, and the
rules in this chapter, including NFPA 54 and NFPA 58, which apply to LP-gas
installations.
(C) The 3.2
Residential System Installation course covers the requirements for proper
installation and start-up of a residential propane system, including correct
appliance operation.
(D) The 3.3
Appliance Conversion, Installation and Venting course covers the requirements
for converting, installing, and venting of propane gas appliances.
(E) The 3.8 Recreational Vehicle Gas
Appliances course covers servicing of recreational vehicles' LP-gas systems and
appliances.
(F) The 16-hour
Category F, G, I, and J course covers ASME motor/mobile fuel containers,
appurtenances, DOT cylinders, the operations of a dispenser to fill tanks and
cylinders, and applicable LP-gas requirements for obtaining a Category F, G, I
or J management-level certificate.
(G) The 80-hour Category E course covers all
the material in courses 2.1, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.8, and the Commission's rules
in this chapter, including NFPA 54 and NFPA 58.
(2) Training requirements.
(A) Category E management-level applicants
shall attend the 80-hour Category E course;
(B) Category F, G, I, and J management-level
applicants shall attend the 16-hour Category F, G, I and J course;
and
(C) Category D, K and M
management-level applicants and all applicants for employee-level
certifications that are subject to training requirements shall complete an
eight-hour course. A certificate holder's training deadline shall not be
extended if that individual retakes and passes an examination for the current
category and level of certification. A training deadline shall be extended only
after a certificate holder successfully completes an applicable training
course.
(i) Category D management-level
applicants shall complete the 3.2 course.
(ii) Category K management-level applicants
shall complete the 3.2 course.
(iii) Category M management-level applicants
complete the 3.8 course.
(iv) DOT
Cylinder Filler applicants shall complete the 2.1 course unless the individual
is issued a Dispenser Operations certificate exemption.
(v) Motor and Mobile Fuel Filler applicants
shall complete the 2.1 course.
(vi)
Bobtail Driver applicants shall complete the 2.3 course.
(vii) Service and Installation applicants
shall complete the 3.2 course.
(viii) Appliance Service and Installation
applicants may complete either the 3.2 or 3.3 course.
(ix) Recreational Vehicle Technician
applicants shall complete the 3.8 course.
(3) Individuals who pass an employee-level
rules examination between March 1 and May 31 of any year shall have until May
31 of the next year to complete any required training. Individuals who pass an
employee-level rules examination at other times shall have until the next May
31 to complete any required training.
(4) Applicants for company representative or
operations supervisor shall comply with the training requirements in this
section prior to the Commission issuing a certificate.
(b) Continuing education. A certificate
holder shall complete at least eight hours of continuing education every four
years as specified in this subsection. Continuing education courses are
specified in subsection (e) of this section.
(1) Upon fulfillment of the continuing
education requirement, the certificate holder's next continuing education
deadline shall be four years after the May 31 following the date of the most
recent course the certificate holder has completed, unless the course was
completed on May 31, in which case the deadline shall be four years from that
date.
(2) A certificate holder's
continuing education deadline shall not be extended if an examination for a
current category and level of certification is retaken and passed; a continuing
education deadline shall be updated only after a certificate holder
successfully completes an applicable continuing education course. An individual
who completes a continuing education course after the assigned deadline shall
have four years from the original deadline to complete the next
course.
(3) Certificate holders who
are certified as recreational vehicle technicians or appliance service and
installation technicians and are also certified to perform LP-gas activities
covered by one or more other certifications shall complete the initial
continuing education requirements for any one of the certifications held in
order to maintain active status. For each subsequent continuing education
requirement, such individuals shall be responsible for attending a different
continuing education course relevant to one of the other certifications
held.
(4) Certificate holders who
attend a course offered by an outside instructor shall not be entitled to a
refund of the annual renewal fee or any other fees or penalties required by the
Commission.
(5) Certificate holders
who have not paid the annual certificate renewal fee, including general
installers and repairman exemption holders or members of the general public may
attend courses at the charge specified in §
9.51 of this title. A request to
attend a course shall be in writing, submitted to the AFS training section, and
granted at AFS' discretion on an individual basis and if space is
available.
(6) Any certificate
holder who has timely paid the annual certificate renewal fee but is not
otherwise required to attend a Commission continuing education course may
voluntarily attend a course, if space is available, by registering with the AFS
training section as specified in §
9.51 of this title.
(c) Adding a new certification. A
current certificate holder who successfully completes an examination for an
additional certification that requires completion of a training course shall be
assigned a training deadline pursuant to subsection (a)(2) and (3) of this
section. Upon completion of the required training, the certificate holder shall
be assigned a continuing education date pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section.
(d) Train-the-Trainer
courses. The Train-the-Trainer courses shall not count as credit towards the
training or continuing education requirements.
(e) Certificate holders may complete their
continuing education requirement by attending a continuing education course for
their specific certificate as listed in this subsection or by attending a CETP
course listed in subsection (g) of this section:
(1) the 4.1 Employee-Level Dispenser
Operations Continuing Education course;
(2) the 4.2 Employee-Level Service and
Installation Continuing Education course;
(3) the 4.3 Employee-Level Bobtail Driver
Continuing Education course;
(4)
the 4.4 Employee-Level Recreational Vehicle Technician Continuing Education
course; and
(5) the 6.1 Regulatory
Compliance for Managers course.
(f) Continuing education credit for
certificate holders.
(1) Individuals holding
the following certificates or exemption may receive continuing education credit
for the 4.1 Employee-Level Dispenser Operations Continuing Education course:
(A) a DOT Cylinder Filler
certificate;
(B) a Motor/Mobile
Fuel Filler certificate; and/or
(C)
a Dispenser Operations certificate exemption.
(2) Individuals holding the following
certificates may receive continuing education credit for the 4.2 Employee-Level
Service and Installation Continuing Education course:
(A) a Service and Installation Technician
certificate; and/or
(B) an
Appliance Service and Installation Technician certificate.
(3) Individuals holding a Recreational
Vehicle Technician certificate may receive continuing education credit for the
4.4 Employee-Level Recreational Vehicle Technician Continuing Education
course.
(4) Individuals holding a
Bobtail Driver certificate may receive continuing education credit for the 4.3
Employee-Level Bobtail Driver Continuing Education course.
(5) To meet continuing education
requirements, all management-level certificate holders shall complete one of
the following courses:
(A) the 6.1 Regulatory
Compliance for Managers course; or
(B) a course listed in paragraphs (1) - (4)
of this subsection.
(6)
Any employee-level or management-level certificate holder may also receive
continuing education credit by completing any training course listed in
subsection (a)(1) of this section for the certificate held by the
individual.
(g) Credit
for CETP courses. An employee-level certificate holder who has successfully
completed a CETP course, including any applicable knowledge and skills
assessments, may receive credit toward the continuing education requirements
specified in this section as follows:
(1)
Items on the table marked with an "x" indicate CETP courses that meet
continuing education requirements for employee-level certificate holders in
that category.
(2) The
successful completion of a CETP course is determined by a CETP course
certificate, which is issued only after an individual has completed the
prescribed course of study, including any related knowledge and skills
assessments, for the applicable CETP job classification.
(3) To receive credit toward the Commission's
continuing education requirements, the certificate holder shall submit the
following information, clearly readable, to AFS:
(A) the individual's full name, address, and
telephone number;
(B) a copy of the
certificate holder's certificate; and
(C) a legible copy of the official CETP
course certificate.
(4)
AFS shall review the submitted material within 30 business days of receipt and
shall notify the certificate holder in writing that the request is approved,
denied, or incomplete.
(A) If the request is
approved, the certificate holder will receive continuing education credit. AFS
will send a new certificate if the request is submitted as part of the renewal
process in §
9.9 of this title (relating to
Requirements for Certificate Holder Renewal).
(B) If the request is denied, the certificate
holder may submit additional information for review.
(C) If the material is incomplete, AFS shall
identify the necessary additional information required.
(D) If the request is denied or incomplete,
the certificate holder shall file any additional information within 30 calendar
days of the date of the notice in order to receive credit for the CETP course
attendance.
(E) Certificate holders
requesting credit for CETP course attendance shall submit such requests to
allow processing time so that a request is finally approved by May 31 in order
for the certificate holder to receive credit toward that deadline.
(h) Credit for
PERC-Based Course Attendance. Individuals shall receive credit for attending a
PERC-based course per §
9.20(2) of this
title (relating to Dispenser Operations Certificate Exemption).
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