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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 17TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PLUMBING EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 365LICENSING AND REGISTRATION
RULE §365.15Curriculum Minimum Standards
ISSUE 07/08/2022
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)Curriculum must:

  (1)directly relate to the technical, legal or ethical aspects of plumbing, including grounds for discipline and professional responsibility;

  (2)keep licensees, registrants and endorsement holders informed of innovations, best practices and significant developments affecting the plumbing profession;

  (3)be tailored to registrants, if for use in a training program;

  (4)be tailored to licensees and endorsement holders, if for use in a continuing education course;

  (5)be structured to engage students by allowing them the opportunity to apply the content and skills being taught;

  (6)be based on the Plumbing License Law and Board Rules in effect at the time of approval;

  (7)be based on the currently adopted plumbing code(s) in effect at the time of approval or later edition(s);

  (8)be based on current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations in effect at the time of approval;

  (9)meet or exceed the water saving performance standards in Section 372.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code in effect at the time of approval;

  (10)meet or exceed the energy efficiency performance standards in Section 388.003 of the Texas Health and Safety Code in effect at the time of approval; and

  (11)be comprehensive enough to support a course or training at least one (1) hour in length.

(b)[A person who desires to be a Publisher of Course Materials shall electronically submit a draft version of all the course materials it plans to utilize, a complete application and an application fee.]

[(c)]The Executive Director will approve continuing professional education and training courses and associated [course] materials [for the renewal of a License or Endorsement under §1301.404 of the Plumbing License Law and training programs and associated materials required for the renewal of a Drain Cleaner, Drain Cleaner-Restricted or Residential Utilities Installer Registration under §1301.405 of the Plumbing License Law] that meet the minimum curriculum standards.

(c)[(d)] Course materials are valid for two (2) years from thestated effective date or the date they are approved, whichever is later.

(d)[[(e)] The following curriculum is approved for continuing education and training credit without the need for an individual or organization to submit any type of application or application fee:

  (1)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's 10 or 30 hour Construction Card course;

  (2)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's 7.5 or 15 hour Disaster Site Worker Card course;

  (3)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry course (#510);

  (4)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics course (#3015);

  (5)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's Introduction to OSHA for Small Businesses (#7510);

  (6)American Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification course;

  (7)American Red Cross Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification course;

  (8)American Red Cross First Aid certification course;

  (9)NFPA 99, Medical Gas Systems (2021): [Online] Training Preparation for ASSE Series 6000 certification and recertification courses; and

  (10)ASSE Series 12000 certification and recertification courses in Infection Control.

(e)[(f)] It is the responsibility of licensees, registrants and endorsement holders to ensure that they are taking a bona fide course though these organizations taught by instructors authorized by these organizations and to submit an official certificate of completion or similar documentation to the Board in order to receive credit.

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 June 24, 2022

TRD-202202361

Lynn Latombe

General Counsel

Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: August 7, 2022

For further information, please call: (512) 936-5216



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