(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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