(a)A person or company shall not advertise, contract
for or otherwise offer or agree to perform plumbing work for or provide
plumbing services to the public unless the person or company has secured
the services of at least one RMP holding a current Master Plumber
License.
(b)A person or company has secured the services of
a RMP if:
(1)the RMP is an employee of the person or company;
or
(2)the RMP is the owner of the plumbing company that
will contract for and perform plumbing work under his or her license.
(c)A licensee who contracts for or otherwise agrees
to perform plumbing work is not in violation of the PLL if the licensee
has a written subcontracting agreement with a person or company that
has secured the services of a RMP.
(d)The agreement required in subsection (c) of this
section shall:
(1)be signed by the licensee contracting for, or otherwise
offering to perform plumbing and the RMP of record for the plumbing
company that will perform the plumbing work;
(2)provide a description of all plumbing work to be
performed pursuant to the agreement;
(3)include the price for all plumbing work to be performed;
and
(4)contain the information required under the PLL
and board rules.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal
authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on January 27, 2023
TRD-202300348 Lynn Latombe
General Counsel
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
Effective date: February 16,
2023
Proposal publication date: October 28, 2022
For further information, please call: (512) 936-5216
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