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TX Occ Code § 1954.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter C. License and Registration Requirements|Section 1954.107. Restricted License for Certain Applicants

Sec. 1954.107.  RESTRICTED LICENSE FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS.  (a)  An individual may apply for a restricted license as an asbestos abatement supervisor without the experience the executive commissioner by rule may require to be licensed as an asbestos abatement supervisor if the individual:(1)  is an employee of a building owner or manager; and(2)  meets all other qualifications or requirements for a license.(b)  The authority granted by a license issued under this section is restricted to supervising those practices and procedures described by 40 C.F. R. Part 763, Subpart E, Appendix B, relating to small-scale, short-duration operations, maintenance, and repair activities involving asbestos-containing materials, for buildings under the control of the license holder's employer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.267, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter C. License and Registration Requirements|Section 1954.108. Application for Registration or Renewal; Eligibility

Sec. 1954.108.  APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL;  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  An application for registration or the renewal of registration as an asbestos abatement worker must be made on a form provided by the department.  An application for registration must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set by the executive commissioner by rule.(b)  The executive commissioner shall determine the criteria for registration or the renewal of registration as an asbestos abatement worker.(c)  A physical examination for an asbestos abatement worker must be conducted in accordance with the physical examination requirements described by Section 1954.106(b)(1)(B).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.268, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter C. License and Registration Requirements|Section 1954.109. Examinations

Sec. 1954.109.  EXAMINATIONS.  The executive commissioner may:(1)  require or authorize the use of standardized examinations for licensing or registration under this chapter; and(2)  set fees for the administration of the examinations.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.269, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter C. License and Registration Requirements|Section 1954.110. Examination Results

Sec. 1954.110.  EXAMINATION RESULTS.  (a)  The department shall notify each person who takes a licensing or registration examination under this chapter of the results of the examination not later than the 30th day after the date the examination is administered.  If an examination is graded or reviewed by a testing service, the department shall notify the person of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the department receives the results from the testing service.(b)  If the notice of the results of an examination graded or reviewed by a testing service will be delayed for more than 90 days after the examination date, the department shall notify the person of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.(c)  The department may require a testing service to notify a person of the results of the person's examination.(d)  If requested in writing by a person who fails a licensing or registration examination, the department shall provide to the person an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter C. License and Registration Requirements|Section 1954.111. Terms of License or Registration; Nonassignability

Sec. 1954.111.  TERMS OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION;  NONASSIGNABILITY.  (a)   The terms of a license or registration are subject to amendment or modification by a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter.(b)  A license or registration may not be assigned to another person.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter C. License and Registration Requirements|Section 1954.112. Replacement License

Sec. 1954.112.  REPLACEMENT LICENSE.  A license holder may request a replacement license certificate by completing an appropriate application.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter D. Provisional License or Registration|Section 1954.151. Provisional License or Registration

Sec. 1954.151.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.  (a)  The department may grant a provisional license or registration to an applicant for a license or registration in this state who:(1)  has been licensed or registered in good standing to perform the relevant asbestos-related activity for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing or registration requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;(2)  is currently licensed or registered in that jurisdiction;(3)  has passed a national or other examination recognized by the executive commissioner relating to the relevant asbestos-related activity, if the executive commissioner requires an examination under Section 1954.109 to obtain the license or registration required to perform that activity; and(4)  is sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the provisional license or registration holder will practice during the time the person holds the provisional license or registration.(b)  The department may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(4) if the department determines that compliance with the requirement would be a hardship to the applicant.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.270, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter D. Provisional License or Registration|Section 1954.152. Term of License or Registration

Sec. 1954.152.  TERM OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.  A provisional license or registration is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional license or registration holder's application for a license or registration under Subchapter C.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter D. Provisional License or Registration|Section 1954.153. Eligibility for License or Registration

Sec. 1954.153.  ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.  The department shall issue a license or registration under Subchapter C to a provisional license or registration holder who is eligible to be licensed or registered under rules adopted under Section 1954.055 or who:(1)  passes the part of the examination under Section 1954.109 that relates to the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the performance of the relevant asbestos-related activity in this state, if the executive commissioner requires an examination under Section 1954.109 to obtain the license or registration required to perform that activity;(2)  meets the relevant academic and experience requirements for the license or registration, as verified by the department;  and(3)  satisfies any other applicable license or registration requirement under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.271, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter D. Provisional License or Registration|Section 1954.154. Decision on Application

Sec. 1954.154.  DECISION ON APPLICATION.  (a)  The department shall approve or deny a provisional license or registration holder's application for a license or registration not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license or registration is issued.(b)  The department may extend the 180-day period if the department has not received the results of an examination before the end of that period.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter E. License or Registration Expiration and Renewal|Section 1954.201. License Expiration and Renewal

Sec. 1954.201.  LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.  (a)  A license issued under this chapter expires on the second anniversary of its effective date and may be renewed as provided by this subchapter.  A person whose license has expired may not engage in an activity for which a license is required until the license is renewed.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.  For a year in which the license expiration date is changed, the department shall prorate license fees on a monthly basis so that each license holder pays only that portion of the license fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid.  On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total renewal fee is payable.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.272, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter E. License or Registration Expiration and Renewal|Section 1954.202. Notice of License Expiration

Sec. 1954.202.  NOTICE OF LICENSE EXPIRATION.  At least one month before a license issued under this chapter expires, the department shall send by first-class mail to the license holder at the license holder's last known address a notice that states:(1)  the date on which the license expires;(2)  the date by which the renewal application must be received by the department for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires;  and(3)  the amount of the renewal fee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter E. License or Registration Expiration and Renewal|Section 1954.203. Procedure for License Renewal

Sec. 1954.203.  PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.  (a)  A person may renew an unexpired license for an additional two-year term if the person:(1)  is otherwise entitled to be licensed;(2)  submits to the department a renewal application on the form required by the department;(3)  pays to the department a nonrefundable renewal fee;(4)  has successfully completed:(A)  the requirements for renewal; and(B)  a current physical examination; and(5)  has complied with any final order resulting from a violation of this chapter.(b)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.(c)  A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.(d)  A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license.  The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including any examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.273, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter E. License or Registration Expiration and Renewal|Section 1954.204. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner

Sec. 1954.204.  RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.  (a)  The department may renew without reexamination an expired license of a person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application.(b)  The person must pay to the department a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter E. License or Registration Expiration and Renewal|Section 1954.205. Term of Registration; Procedure for Registration Renewal

Sec. 1954.205.  TERM OF REGISTRATION;  PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION RENEWAL.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall set the term of registration of an asbestos abatement worker.(b)  The procedures provided by this subchapter for the renewal of a license apply to the renewal of an asbestos abatement worker registration.(c)  An asbestos abatement worker who is required to complete periodic retraining must submit evidence of that retraining with the worker's application for renewal.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.274, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter F. Practice by Holder of License or Registration|Section 1954.251. Records

Sec. 1954.251.  RECORDS.  (a)  A license holder shall keep an appropriate record of each asbestos-related activity the license holder performs in a public building.  The record must include, as applicable:(1)  the name and address of each individual who supervised the asbestos-related activity;(2)  the location and a description of the project and the approximate amount of asbestos material that was removed or encapsulated;(3)  the date on which the asbestos-related activity began and the date on which it was completed;(4)  a summary of the procedures used to comply with all applicable standards;(5)  the name and address of each disposal site where the asbestos-containing waste was deposited;  and(6)  any other information the department requires.(b)  The license holder shall keep the records required by this section for at least 30 years, or as long as required by federal law or regulation.(c)  The license holder shall make the records available to the department at any reasonable time.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter F. Practice by Holder of License or Registration|Section 1954.252. Notice of Asbestos Removal, Encapsulation, or Enclosure

Sec. 1954.252.  NOTICE OF ASBESTOS REMOVAL, ENCAPSULATION, OR ENCLOSURE.  (a)  A person engaged in removing asbestos from or encapsulating or enclosing asbestos in a public building shall notify the department in writing at least 10 days before the date the person begins the removal, encapsulation, or enclosure project according to applicable laws.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person may give the required notice orally if the removal, encapsulation, or enclosure project is of an emergency nature.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter F. Practice by Holder of License or Registration|Section 1954.253. Supervision by Asbestos Abatement Supervisor

Sec. 1954.253.  SUPERVISION BY ASBESTOS ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR.  The removal of asbestos from or the encapsulation or enclosure of asbestos in a public building must be supervised by an individual licensed as an asbestos abatement supervisor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter F. Practice by Holder of License or Registration|Section 1954.254. Conflict of Interest for Certain License Holders

Sec. 1954.254.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR CERTAIN LICENSE HOLDERS.  A person licensed under this chapter to perform asbestos inspections or surveys, write management plans, or design abatement specifications for an asbestos abatement project may also engage in the removal of asbestos from the building or facility at which an asbestos abatement project takes place only if the person is retained to remove the asbestos by a municipality.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter F. Practice by Holder of License or Registration|Section 1954.255. Conflict of Interest for Independent Third-Party Monitor

Sec. 1954.255.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY MONITOR.  (a)  In this section, "independent third-party monitor" means a person retained to collect area air samples for analysis by and for the owner of the building or facility being abated.(b)  An independent third-party monitor may not be employed by the asbestos abatement contractor to analyze an area sample collected during the abatement project.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter F. Practice by Holder of License or Registration|Section 1954.256. Approval of Asbestos Training; Record of Attendees

Sec. 1954.256.  APPROVAL OF ASBESTOS TRAINING;  RECORD OF ATTENDEES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt an asbestos training approval plan to approve the training required for a person to be licensed or registered under this chapter.  In adopting the plan, the executive commissioner shall adopt by reference the Model Accreditation Plan developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.(b)  The executive commissioner may establish other requirements or change the number, design, or content of the plan adopted under Subsection (a) as the executive commissioner determines desirable, provided that the plan is at least as comprehensive and stringent as the Model Accreditation Plan.(c)  A licensed training sponsor may sponsor an asbestos training course only if the course is approved by the department for that purpose.(d)  A licensed training sponsor shall provide to the department in accordance with department rules a record of the persons who attend an asbestos training course for licensing or registration under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.275, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter F. Practice by Holder of License or Registration|Section 1954.257. Duties Regarding Employee or Agent

Sec. 1954.257.  DUTIES REGARDING EMPLOYEE OR AGENT.  A person engaged in an asbestos-related activity shall ensure that each employee or agent who will come in contact with asbestos or who will be responsible for the activity:(1)  is familiar with federal, state, and local standards for asbestos removal, encapsulation, and enclosure;(2)  has completed the applicable training course relating to asbestos control and abatement developed and approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the department under Section 1954.256;  and(3)  is supplied with approved equipment in good working order for the protection of the person, the public, and the environment.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 1954.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 12 - Practices and Trades Related to Water, Health, and Safety|Subtitle B - Practices Related to Health and Safety|Chapter 1954 - Asbestos Health Protection|Subchapter F. Practice by Holder of License or Registration|Section 1954.258. Compliance With Standards Not a Defense to Civil Liability

Sec. 1954.258.  COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS NOT A DEFENSE TO CIVIL LIABILITY.  Compliance with any minimum standards adopted by the executive commissioner under this chapter does not constitute a defense to a civil action for damages arising from a work activity affecting asbestos.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.276, eff. April 2, 2015.|