Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

House Bill 2548 passed by the 81st Texas Legislature, amends Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1302 relating to the membership of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Advisory Board, an advisory body to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.  House Bill 2548 and the changes to Chapter 1302 became effective September 1, 2009.

TDLR encourages all persons interested in the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors law to review the updated Occupations Code, Chapter 1302.

Cosmetology

Ron Robinson, McClennan Community College in Waco, was recently named as the new Cosmetology Advisory Board Member representing Licensed Secondary & Postsecondary beauty culture schools.

House Bill 2548 and Senate Bill 1920, passed by the 81st Texas

Legislature, amend the  Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1602 relating to

the membership of the Advisory Board on Cosmetology.  House Bill 2548

and Senate Bill 1920 and the changes to Chapter 1602 became effective

September 1, 2009.

TDLR encourages all persons interested in the regulation of cosmetology

to review the updated Occupations Code, Chapter 1602 at

http://www.license.state.tx.us/cosmet/cosmetlaw.htm  .

Electricians

The Electrical Safety and Licensing Advisory Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at TDLR's North Campus, 1106 Clayton Lane, in Austin.

The agenda will be available on TDLR's website as soon as it is finalized. The meeting will be broadcast and available for viewing via RealPlayer.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (“Department”) proposes amendments, new rules, and repeals to existing 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 73, regarding the electricians program.  The proposed amendments, new rules, and repeals implement changes adopted in House Bill 1973, 81st Legislature, Regular Session 2009, and changes recommended by staff to update and clarify existing rules to improve the regulation of the industry.

The proposed amendments to 16 TAC §§73.10, 73.20-73.24, 73.26, 73.28, 73.40, 73.65, 73.70, 73.80, and 73.90; new rule §§73.51-73.54, 73.60, and 73.91; and the repeal of existing rule §§73.51-7354, and 73.60 was published in the September 18, 2009, issue of the Texas Register (34 TexReg 6398).  TDLR will accept comments on the proposal until October 19, 2009.

TDLR encourages all persons interested in the electricians program to review the rule proposal.

The Board is composed of seven members appointed by the presiding officer of the Commission, with the Commission’s approval.  The Board consists of one member who holds a license for a beauty shop that is part of a chain of beauty shops; one member who holds a license for a beauty shop that is not part of a chain of beauty shops; one member who holds a private beauty culture school license; two members who each hold an operator license; one member who represents a licensed public secondary or post secondary beauty culture school; and one public member.  Members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one or two members expiring on the same date each odd-numbered year.  This announcement is for the vacancies of a licensed public secondary or post secondary beauty culture school and a public member.