| (a) Terms used in this section have the meanings assigned
by Chapter 59 of this title, unless the context indicates otherwise.
(b) For each renewal, an electrical apprentice, electrical
sign apprentice, journeyman electrician, master electrician, journeyman
sign electrician, master sign electrician, residential wireman, journeyman
lineman, maintenance electrician, or journeyman industrial electrician
must complete four hours of continuing education in:
(1) the National Electrical Code, as adopted under
Title 8, Occupations Code §1305.101, or the current version of
the National Electrical Code, as approved by the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA);
(2) state law and rules that regulate the conduct of
licensees; and
(3) safety as defined in the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) 70E.
(c) In lieu of taking four hours of continuing education
as required in §73.25(b), an electrical apprentice or electrical
sign apprentice may enroll in a department-registered apprenticeship
training program.
(d) In the case of timely renewal, the continuing education
hours must have been completed, or enrollment must have occurred in
a department-registered apprenticeship training program, within the
term of the current license. For a late renewal, the continuing education
hours must have been completed, or enrollment must have occurred in
a department-registered apprenticeship training program, within one
year prior to the date of renewal.
(e) A licensee may not receive continuing education
credit for attending the same course more than once.
(f) A licensee shall retain a copy of the certificate
of completion for a course for one year after the date of completion.
In conducting any inspection or investigation of the licensee, the
department may examine the licensee's records to determine compliance
with this subsection.
(g) To be approved under Chapter 59 of this title,
a provider's course must be dedicated to instruction in:
(1) the National Electrical Code, as adopted under
Title 8, Occupations Code §1305.101, or the current version of
the National Electrical Code, as approved by the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA);
(2) state law and rules that regulate the conduct of
licensees; and
(3) safety as defined in the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) 70E.
(h) To register an apprenticeship training program
with the department, a program must:
(1) file a completed application in a form approved
by the department;
(2) provide proof to the department that the program
is:
(A) recognized by the Texas Workforce Commission or
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
(B) registered with the United States Department of
Labor; or
(C) a competency-based standardized craft-training
program that meets the training program standards of the United States
Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship; and
(3) pay the required application fee shown in §73.80.
(i) A department-registered apprentice training program
must maintain the following documents for 24 months after a participant
is no longer enrolled in the program:
(1) participant's program application;
(2) proof of participant's program completion;
(3) participant's leave of absence, resignation or
termination; and
(4) other documentation effecting participant's enrollment.
(j) A department-registered apprentice training program
must submit to the department proof of a participant's change in enrollment
status within two days of the change. The proof must be in a form
approved by the department.
(k) A department-registered apprentice training program
must comply with the requirements of the Act and this chapter and
must maintain the requirement of subsection (h)(2).
(l) A department-registered apprentice training program
must annually notify the department, in a form approved by the department,
of its intention to continue as a registered program.
(m) A department-registered apprentice training program
must immediately notify the department if it ceases to be registered.
The notice must be in a form approved by the department.
(n) The provisions listed in subsections (b), (c),
and (d) are effective for electrical sign apprentice licenses that
expire on or after September 1, 2012, and all other licenses, that
expire on or after September 1, 2010.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §73.25 adopted to be effective November 24, 2004, 29 TexReg 10768; amended to be effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6730; amended to be effective December 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 8477; amended to be effective July 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 5526; amended to be effective March 15, 2012, 37 TexReg 1703; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9515; amended to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2398 |
