| (a) Appointment term. An appointed qualified inspector's
first appointment will be for a term of two years plus the length
of time between the first appointment and the earliest date by which
the appointed qualified inspector must renew his or her Texas Board
of Professional Engineers license. All subsequent, consecutive appointments
will be for two years, with the appointed qualified inspector's appointment
ending on the date by which the appointed qualified inspector must
renew his or her Texas Board of Professional Engineers license for
that year.
(b) Renewal timelines.
(1) No less than 30 days before the end of the term,
an appointed qualified inspector must submit to TDI an affirmation
of the currency and nonrestricted status of the appointed qualified
inspector's license with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.
(2) If an appointed qualified inspector does not submit
the renewal information required by this subsection within 30 days
after the end of the term, the inspector must submit a new application.
(3) TDI will make available the Qualified Inspector
Appointment Renewal Application Form, Form AQI-R, effective January
1, 2017, on which the inspector can provide the information required
by this subsection.
(c) Surrender. An appointed qualified inspector may
voluntarily surrender an appointment at any time by giving written
notice to TDI. The surrender will be effective on the date that TDI
receives the notice or on the date stated in the notice.
(d) Continuation. If an appointed qualified inspector
submits the information required by subsection (b)(1) of this section,
the appointed qualified inspector's appointment will continue until
TDI either grants or denies the renewal application. If an appointed
qualified inspector does not submit a renewal application as required
by subsection (b)(1) of this section, the appointed qualified inspector's
appointment ends at the end of the term.
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