16 Tex. Admin. Code § 73.28 - Licensing Requirements - Emergency Licenses
(a) The executive director may grant
emergency electrician licenses when:
(1) in
response to an emergency as defined by Gov. Code, §
418.004, a state of
disaster is declared by;
(A) the Governor
pursuant to Gov. Code, §
418.014;
or,
(B) the presiding officer of
the governing body of a local governmental entity pursuant to Gov. Code, §
418.108,
and,
(2) the executive
director determines that a sufficient number of persons holding electrical
licenses recognized under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305 is not available
to perform electrical work needed to timely respond to the disaster.
(b) To obtain an emergency
license, an applicant must:
(1) be currently
licensed by another state of the United States to perform electrical work in
the licensing state; and,
(2)
submit a completed application on a form acceptable to the department, along
with appropriate attachments and the required fee.
(c) Emergency licenses will be classified as
master, master sign, journeyman, journeyman sign, residential wireman,
journeyman lineman, or maintenance electrician and will be issued to applicants
at a level equivalent to the license the applicant holds in another
state.
(d) An emergency license
will expire ninety days after issuance, and:
(1) is valid only in the disaster area
designated by the governor, or in the jurisdiction of a local governmental
entity declaring a disaster;
(2) is
valid only during the time of a declared disaster and its declared recovery
period, if any; and
(3) may be
renewed for an additional ninety days if:
(A)
the declared disaster and any applicable recovery period continue on the
eightieth day of the emergency license;
(B) the executive director determines, at
that time, that a sufficient number of persons holding electrical licenses
recognized under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305 is not available to
perform electrical work needed to timely respond to the disaster;
and,
(C) submits a completed
renewal application on a form acceptable to the department, along with
appropriate attachments and the required fee.
(e) A person holding an emergency license
must perform electrical work:
(1) on behalf
of an electrical contractor, an electrical sign contractor, or an employing
governmental entity; and,
(2) in
compliance with all applicable statutes, administrative rules, and
ordinances.
(f) The fee
for emergency licenses will be the amount set out in § 73.80 for the class
of emergency license issued.
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