30 Tex. Admin. Code § 30.7 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Aerobic treatment
system owner--Persons that in their individual capacities own a single-family
dwelling that is serviced by an on-site sewage disposal system using aerobic
treatment.
(2) Approved
application--An application submitted to the Occupational Licensing Section
that contains all the information the executive director has deemed necessary
to be accurately processed and that the executive director has determined to be
approved.
(3) Approved training
providers--Entities that have been approved by the executive director to
provide training after demonstration of hands-on subject matter expertise,
knowledge of and experience with educational principles, and effective
instructional designs.
(4) Approved
training--Training which provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform
occupational job tasks and is used for obtaining or renewing a license or
registration, as determined by the executive director.
(5) Approved training delivery
method--Methods approved by the executive director that currently include
in-person, live-online, self-paced, and may include other technologies approved
by the executive director.
(6)
Association--The term association as used in the context of this chapter is an
industry-related non-profit association whose members hold licenses or
registrations issued by the commission or whose members are required to employ
or contract with individuals who hold licenses or registrations issued by the
commission.
(7) Association
meetings--Sessions conducted by an Association that may be delivered in-person,
live-online, or a combination of both.
(8) Classroom training--Training that is an
instructor-led course held in real-time in a classroom environment and may be
held in-person, live-online, or a combination of both.
(9) Conference--The term conference as used
in the context of this chapter includes TCEQ-approved conferences, seminars,
workshops, symposiums, expos, and any other such training venues and may be
delivered in-person, live-online, or a combination of both and conducted by a
governmental entity or their designated agents, associations, or colleges as
listed by accrediting agencies that are recognized by the United States
Department of Education.
(10)
Continuing education--Job-related training credit approved by the executive
director used for renewal of licenses or registrations.
(11) Core training--Courses required to
obtain an occupational license or registration that are approved by the
executive director.
(12)
Correspondence training--The term correspondence training as used in the
context of this chapter is self-paced training that can either be paper-based
and conducted through a postal system, electronic-based, or a blend of these
delivery systems.
(13)
Distributor--Any person or nongovernmental organization that sells a product
primarily to individuals maintaining occupational licenses or registrations
administered by the agency.
(14)
High school diploma--An earned high school diploma from a United States high
school, an accredited secondary school equivalent to that of United States high
school, or a passing score on the general education development (GED) test that
indicates a high school graduation level.
(15) Home school diploma--An earned diploma
from a student who predominately receives instruction in a general elementary
or secondary education program that is provided by the parent, or by a person
in parental authority, in or through the child's home.
(16) In-person training delivery
method--Training that is interactive instructor-led and delivered in real time
at the same physical location.
(17)
License--An occupational license issued by the commission to a person
authorizing the person to engage in an activity covered by this
chapter.
(18) Live-online training
delivery method-- Training that is delivered virtually in real time as either
instructor-led classroom, conference, or association meeting.
(19) Maintenance provider--A person that, for
compensation, provides service or maintenance for one or more on-site sewage
disposal systems using aerobic treatment.
(20) Manufacturer--For the purpose of this
subchapter any person, company, or nongovernmental organization that produces a
product for sale primarily to individuals who maintain occupational licenses
that are administered by the agency.
(21) Person--As defined in §
3.2 of this title (relating to
Definitions).
(22) Prerecorded
training--Training that has previously been recorded or developed through a
virtual or online platform and is not delivered in person nor in real
time.
(23) Qualified instructor--An
individual approved to teach a TCEQ-approved core occupational licensing or
registration course who has instructional experience, work-related experience,
and subject matter expertise that enables the individual to communicate course
information in a relevant, informed manner and to answer students'
questions.
(24) Qualified
presenter--An individual approved to present TCEQ-approved continuing education
training who has instructional experience, work-related experience, and subject
matter expertise that enables the individual to answer students' questions and
to communicate course information in a relevant, informed manner.
(25) Registration--An occupational
registration issued by the commission to a person authorizing the person to
engage in an activity covered by this chapter.
(26) Self-paced training delivery
method--Training that is delivered using various technologies with a separation
of place and time between the instructor or learning resources and the learner.
Self-paced training may include correspondence training, prerecorded training,
and other technologies approved by the executive director.
(27) Service provider--Any person, company,
or nongovernmental organization that provides a service for its own profit to
individuals who maintain occupational licenses that are administered by the
agency.
(28) Subject matter
expert--A person having a minimum of three years of hands-on work-related
experience and expert knowledge in a particular content area or areas as
relates to training.
(29) Training
credit--Hours awarded by the executive director for successful completion of
approved training.
(30) Training
provider--An administrative entity and its designated personnel who are
responsible for obtaining approval of training, providing acceptable delivery
of approved training, ensuring that qualified instructors or subject matter
experts are utilized in the delivery, support, and development of training and
monitoring, recording, and reporting attendance accurately and promptly as
required by the executive director.
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