(a)A Course Instructor must [shall:]
[(1)]hold a current Journeyman, Master
Plumber or Plumbing Inspector License issued by the Board that
is in good standing in order to teach general continuing education
or training programs. [;]
[(2)successfully complete a Course
Instructor Certification Workshop conducted by the Board; and]
[(3)successfully complete training
in the course materials required by §365.18(c) of this chapter.]
(b)A Course Instructor must:
(1)hold a current medical gas piping endorsement issued
by the Board that is in good standing in order to teach continuing
education or training programs on:
(A)how to install pipe to transport gas for medical
purposes;
(B)how to install a vacuum used for medical purposes;
(C)how to inspect medical gas piping installations;
(D)how to verify medical gas and vacuum piping integrity;
and
(E)material from NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code.
(2)hold a current multipurpose residential fire protection
sprinkler specialist endorsement issued by the Board that is in good
standing in order to teach continuing education or training programs
on:
(A)how to design, install or inspect a multipurpose
residential fire protection sprinkler system; or
(B)material from NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation
of Sprinkler Systems.
(3)hold a current water supply protection specialist
endorsement issued by the Board that is in good standing in order
to teach continuing education or training programs on:
(A)how to perform Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ) customer service inspections to identify potential
contaminant hazards, illegal lead materials and preventing cross-connections;
(B)how to install, service and repair plumbing associated
with the treatment, use and distribution of rainwater to supply a
plumbing fixture or appliance;
(C)material from American National Standards Institute/NSF
International Standard 60 for Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals;
and
(D)material from American National Standards Institute/NSF
International Standard 61 for Drinking Water system Components.
[(b)In addition to the training required
in subsection (a) of this section, a Course, Instructor shall attend
a Board-approved training program consisting of a total of 160 hours.]
[(1)The program shall be presented in four (4) units
as follows:]
[(A)forty (40) hours covering the basic educational
techniques and instructional strategies necessary to plan and conduct
effective training programs;]
[(B)forty (40) hours covering the basic techniques
and strategies necessary to analyze, select, develop, and organize
instructional material for effective training programs;]
[(C)forty (40) hours covering the basic principles,
techniques, theories, and strategies for establishing and maintaining
effective relationships with students, co-workers, and other personnel
in the classroom, industry, and community; and]
[(D)forty (40) hours covering the basic principles,
techniques, theories, and strategies for communicating effectively
using instructional media.]
[(2)A Course Instructor shall complete
one of the units described in paragraph (1) of this subsection every
twelve (12) months such that all four (4) units (160 hours) are completed
within a four-year period.]
(c)The Executive Director will approve an instructor
to teach continuing education or training programs who meets the minimum
qualifications, submits a complete application and pays the required
application fee. [A Course Instructor shall not advertise,
or promote the sale of goods, products or services in his or her capacity
as a Course Instructor.]
(d)A Course Instructor must [shall]
comply with the Plumbing License Law and Board Rules, including the
standards of conduct for licensees and registrants [set
forth in§367.2 of the Board Rules].
[(1)In addition, a Course Instructor
has a responsibility to his or her students and employer to:]
[(A)be well-versed in and knowledgeable of the course
materials and ensure that classroom presentations are based only on
the course materials and other materials approved by the Board;]
[(B)maintain an orderly and professional classroom
environment;]
[(C)ensure that only students who receive the required
number of clock hours of instruction (excluding any time spent on
breaks from instruction) receive credit for attending a CPE course;]
[(D)notify the Course Provider immediately, if the
Course Instructor is unable to provide instruction for a CPE course
that the instructor was scheduled to instruct, to allow the Course
Provider to make every effort to provide a substitute Course Instructor
to avoid cancelling the course; and]
[(E)coordinate with the Course Provider to develop
an appropriate method for handling disorderly and disruptive students.]
[(2)A Course Instructor shall report
to the Course Provider and the Board, any non-responsive or disruptive
student who attends a CPE course. The Board may deny CPE credit to
any such student and require, at the student's expense, successful
completion of an additional CPE course to receive credit.]
(e)A Course Instructor has a responsibility
to teach approved material that meets minimum curriculum standards,
maintain an orderly and professional classroom environment and report
the hours of the persons who successfully complete their course within
forty-eight (48) hours after the course ends to the Board.
(f)[(e)] The Board will [
shall] randomly monitor Course Instructors for [quality
of instruction and] compliance with the Plumbing License
Law [PLL] and Board Rules. [The Board will charge
a fee to recover its costs for conducting the workshop required by
subsection (a)(2) of this section.]
[(f)A Course Instructor's failure
to comply with this section constitutes grounds for disciplinary action
against the instructor, including revocation of approval to instruct
CPE courses, or the denial of future applications for approval as
a Course Instructor. The Board shall investigate a complaint against
a Course Instructor in the same manner it investigates complaints
against licensees and registrants.]
[(g)At the beginning of each CPE
course, the Course Instructor shall announce where the notice informing
the students of the contents of subsections (d)-(f) of this section
can be found in the course materials.]
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on July 26, 2021
TRD-202102854 Lisa Hill
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 5, 2021
For further information, please call: (512) 936-5216
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