TITLE: Relating to certain examination and continuing education requirements for applicants for and holders of liquefied petroleum gas licenses.

SUMMARY: Relating to certain examination and continuing education requirements for applicants for and holders of liquefied petroleum gas licenses.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to certain examination and continuing education requirements for applicants for and holders of liquefied petroleum gas licenses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 113.087(m), Natural Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: (m) The commission [] by [appropriate] rule may [ shall] require, in addition to examination requirements as set out in Subsections (b), (c), and (d) [of this section]:(1) an examination for technical competence that is validated by a recognized educational testing organization or similar organization; or (2) attendance at approved academic, trade, professional, or commission-sponsored seminars or [] other continuing education programs [ and periodic reexaminations].SECTION 2. Section 113.087, Natural Resources Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an application for an original or renewal license submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application submitted before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.