TITLE: Relating to the number of hours of work experience required of a plumber's apprentice to take an examination for a plumber's license.

SUMMARY: Relating to the number of hours of work experience required of a plumber's apprentice to take an examination for a plumber's license.

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AN ACT relating to the number of hours of work experience required of a plumber's apprentice to take an examination for a plumber's license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1301.354, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) At the applicant's request, the board may credit an applicant under Subsection (b) with up to 250 hours of the work experience required before taking an examination if the applicant has completed a coherent sequence of courses in the construction trade that are offered through a career and technical education program that is approved by the State Board of Education. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.