22 Tex. Admin. Code § 363.2 - General Qualifications
(a) To be eligible
to receive any license or registration issued by the Board an applicant must
be:
(1) a citizen or national of the United
States; or
(2) an alien or
non-immigrant eligible for licensure by the State of Texas.
(b) In order to qualify for any license,
registration, endorsement, and/or renewal an applicant must:
(1) meet all of the requirements of the
Board;
(2) submit documentation
evidencing successful submittal of fingerprints for criminal history background
checks as may be required by subsection (f) of this section or the PLL, if
applicable;
(3) pay the required
fee; and
(4) successfully complete
and pass the examination, if applicable.
(c) An applicant may qualify for a Master
Plumber License, Journeyman Plumber License, Tradesman Plumber-Limited License,
Plumbing Inspector License, or Plumber's Apprentice Registration.
(1) A licensed Plumbing Inspector, Master
Plumber, or Journeyman Plumber may obtain a Medical Gas Piping Installation
Endorsement, Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist
Endorsement, or Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement.
(2) A Tradesman Plumber-Limited may obtain a
Drain Cleaner Registration.
(3) A
registered Plumber's Apprentice may obtain a Residential Utilities Installer
Registration, a Drain Cleaner-Restricted Registration, or a Drain Cleaner
Registration.
(d) A
Plumber's Apprentice or Tradesman Plumber-Limited Licensee applying to take an
examination must submit an Employer's Certification Form (ECF) showing that the
applicant has accrued the required hours of experience working in the plumbing
trade.
(1) If the applicant accrued the hours
through employment with multiple employers, the applicant must submit a
separate ECF completed by each employer the applicant worked for.
(2) The ECF shall be completed by the
Responsible Master Plumber (RMP) who was the RMP for the company at the time
the applicant worked there or the licensee who supervised the applicant on the
job.
(3) If currently employed, the
applicant shall:
(A) submit a request for an
ECF in writing; and
(B) provide an
ECF to the RMP or the licensee who supervised the
applicant.
(4) Once a
written request for an ECF is received, the RMP or licensee shall return the
completed ECF to the applicant within thirty (30) business days.
(5) Upon separation of employment, or the end
of a contract, an employer shall automatically provide a completed ECF to a
Plumber's Apprentice or Tradesman Plumber-Limited or send it to the
Board.
(e) To receive
credit for experience working in the trade, the applicant must hold either a
valid Plumber's Apprentice Registration or Tradesman Plumber-Limited License at
the time the hours were worked.
(f)
Fingerprinting Requirements. In accordance with §1301.4521 and Chapter 53
of the Occupations Code, the Board conducts reviews of individuals seeking
licensure by the Board with a criminal background to evaluate their fitness and
determine whether their criminal background disqualifies them from being
licensed by or registered with the Board. In accordance with §
411.122 of the
Government Code, the Board is authorized to access criminal background records
from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Federal Bureau of
Investigations to conduct such reviews, including the submittal and
registration with DPS of fingerprints from an individual seeking licensure with
the Board, in order to obtain such records. Specifically, the Board's
fingerprinting requirements are as follows:
(1) Fingerprints required. The submittal and
registration of fingerprints with DPS is required when applying for the
following license or registration types: Master Plumber license, Tradesman
Plumber-Limited License, and Journeyman Plumber license.
(2) Resubmittal of fingerprints. The
requirement to submit and register fingerprints applies to both an initial
application for a license or registration as well as applications for renewal.
However, once fingerprints have been submitted and registered with DPS, an
individual ordinarily will not be required to re-submit their fingerprints,
including renewals of a license or registration, or when applying for a
different license or registration type. The foregoing notwithstanding,
re-submittal of fingerprints may be required to the extent required by DPS or
its third-party fingerprint processing vendor; for example, to comply with new
or enhanced fingerprint records requirements, or if additional biometric data
is required to conduct criminal background checks.
(3) Fingerprint procedures; fees. An
applicant required to submit and register their fingerprints with DPS in
accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection must follow all instructions
and procedures outlined by DPS and its third-party fingerprint processing
vendor. The applicant is responsible for and must make payment directly to DPS
and/or its designated third-party fingerprint processing vendor, all fees
associated with the criminal background fingerprinting process, which is
separate from the application fee imposed by the Board.
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