(a) A Professional Geoscientist (P.G.), Geoscientist-in-Training
(GIT), or a Geoscience Firm (Firm) shall make written reports to the
TBPG office of changes to any of the following within thirty (30)
days of the following, as applicable:
(1) A description of and the effective date of the
change;
(2) Physical or mailing address of record, electronic
mail address, telephone or facsimile number, or other contact information
(include P.G. license number and/or Firm number or GIT certificate
number as applicable);
(3) Changes to a P.G. or GIT's employment (e.g. leaving
a firm or starting employment with a new firm, etc.);
(4) Any changes in a firm's name (legal trade name
or business entity name), the Authorized Official of the Firm (AOF),
the firm's owners, officers, or directors, changes in operation including
firm type, dissolution of the firm, branches or subsidiary offices
of the firm that no longer offers to provide or is not providing professional
geoscience services to the public in Texas;
(5) Professional Geoscientist(s) employed by the firm
or leaving the firm;
(6) Professional Geoscientist(s) who serve as the P.G.
in Responsible Charge for the firm or any branch offices;
(7) Employment status of the P.G.s of the firm;
(A) Operation including dissolution of the firm or
that the firm no longer offers to provide or is not providing professional
geoscience services to the public in Texas; or
(B) Operation including addition or dissolution of
branch and/or subsidiary offices.
(8) Notice as provided in subsection (d) of this section
shall include, as applicable, the:
(A) Full legal trade or business name entity;
(B) The firm registration number;
(C) Telephone number of the business office;
(D) Name and license number of the license holder employed
by or leaving the entity;
(E) Description of the change; and
(F) Effective date of this change.
(9) A criminal conviction, other than a Class C misdemeanor
traffic offense, of the licensee or Geoscientist-in-Training;
(10) The settlement of or judgment rendered in a civil
or criminal lawsuit filed against the licensee or Firm relating to
the P.G.'s or Firm's professional geoscience services; or
(11) Final disciplinary or enforcement actions against
the P.G., GIT, or Firm taken by a licensing or certification body
related to the practice of professional geoscience when known by the
licensee.
(b) The information received under subsection (a) of
this section may be used by the TBPG to determine whether a possible
violation may have occurred.
(c) Failure to make a report as required by subsection
(a) of this section is grounds for disciplinary action by the Appointed
Board.
(d) A Firm that obtains a new certificate of authority
from the Office of the Secretary of State or that files a new Assumed
Name Certificate with the County Clerk or the Office of the Secretary
of State must provide the new instrument number to the TBPG within
thirty (30) days of the action.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §851.112 adopted to be effective December 15, 2010, 35 TexReg 10695; amended to be effective December 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 9539; amended to be effective March 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 1843; amended to be effective October 31, 2018, 43 TexReg 7140; amended to be effective March 6, 2022, 47 TexReg 947 |