| (2) Any subsequent examination shall be taken on another
business day, unless approved by the AFS director.
(3) An individual who fails an examination may request
an analysis of the individual's performance on the examination.
(f) Trainees.
(1) A licensee or ultimate consumer may employ an individual
as a trainee for a period not to exceed 45 calendar days without that
individual having successfully completed the rules examination, as
specified in subsection (b) of this section, subject to the following
conditions:
(A) In addition to NFPA 52 §4.2, the trainee shall
be directly and individually supervised at all times by an individual
who has successfully completed the Commission's rules examination
for the areas of work being performed by the trainee.
(B) A trainee who has been in training for a total
period of 45 days, in any combination and with any number of employers,
shall cease to perform any LNG activities for which the trainee is
not currently certified, until the trainee successfully completes
the rules examination.
(2) A trainee who fails the rules examination shall
immediately cease to perform any LNG activities covered by the examination
failed.
(g) Requirements for certificate holder renewal.
(1) In order to maintain active status, certificate
holders shall renew their certificate annually as specified in this
subsection.
(2) AFS shall notify licensees of any of their employees'
pending renewal deadlines and shall notify the individual if not employed
by a licensee, in writing, at the address on file with AFS no later
than March 15 of a year for the May 31 renewal date of that year.
(3) Certificate holders shall pay the nonrefundable
$25 annual certificate renewal fee to AFS on or before May 31 of each
year. Individuals who hold more than one certificate shall pay only
one annual renewal fee.
(A) Failure to pay the nonrefundable annual renewal
fee by the deadline shall result in a lapsed certificate.
(i) To renew a lapsed certificate, the individual shall
pay the nonrefundable $25 annual renewal fee plus a nonrefundable
$20 late-filing fee. Failure to do so shall result in the expiration
of the certificate.
(ii) If an individual's certificate lapses or expires,
that individual shall immediately cease performance of any LNG activities
authorized by the certificate.
(iii) If an individual's certificate has been expired
for more than two years from May 31 of the year in which the certificate
lapsed, that individual shall comply with the requirements of subsection
(b) of this section.
(B) Upon receipt of the annual renewal fee and any
late-filing fee, AFS shall verify that all applicable requirements
have been met. After verification, AFS shall renew and send a copy
of the certificate, and the individual may continue or resume LNG
activities authorized by that certificate.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §14.2019 adopted to be effective May 26, 2003, 28 TexReg 4100; amended to be effective June 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 4607; amended to be effective October 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 7677; amended to be effective February 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 142; amended to be effective December 24, 2012, 37 TexReg 9921; amended to be effective January 4, 2016, 41 TexReg 239; amended to be effective February 15, 2021, 46 TexReg 1044; amended to be effective February 7, 2023, 48 TexReg 512 |
