22 Tex. Admin. Code § 365.20 - Course Instructors for Continuing Professional Education and Training Programs
(a) A Course
Instructor must Hold a current Journeyman, Master Plumber or Plumbing Inspector
License issued by the Board that is in good standing in order to teach general
continuing education or training programs.
(b) A Course Instructor must:
(1) hold a current medical gas piping
endorsement issued by the Board that is in good standing in order to teach
continuing education or training programs on:
(A) how to install pipe to transport gas for
medical purposes;
(B) how to
install a vacuum used for medical purposes;
(C) how to inspect medical gas piping
installations;
(D) how to verify
medical gas and vacuum piping integrity; and
(E) material from NFPA 99; Health Care
Facilities Code.
(2) hold
a current multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler specialist
endorsement issued by the Board that is in good standing in order to teach
continuing education or training programs on:
(A) how to design, install or inspect a
multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler system; or
(B) material form NFPA 13; Standard for the
Installation of Sprinkler Systems,
(3) hold a current water supply protection
specialist endorsement issued by the Board that is in good standing in order to
teach continuing education or training programs on:
(A) how to perform Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) customer service inspections to identify potential
contaminant hazards, and illegal lead materials, and to prevent
cross-connections;
(B) how to
install, service and repair plumbing associated with the treatment, use and
distribution of rainwater to supply a plumbing fixture or appliance;
(C) material from American National Standard
Institute/NSF International Standard 60 for Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals;
and
(D) material from American
National Standards Institute/NSF International Standard 61 for Drinking Water
System Components.
(c) The Executive Director will approve an
instructor to teach continuing education or training programs who meets the
minimum qualifications, submits a complete application and pays the required
application fee.
(d) A Course
Instructor must comply with the Plumbing License Law and Board Rules, including
the standards of conduct for licensees and registrants.
(e) A Course Instructor has a responsibility
to teach approved material that meets curriculum standards and to report
students' successfully completed hours no later than three (3) business days
after the course ends.
(f) The
Board will randomly monitor Course Instructors for quality of instruction and
compliance with the Plumbing License Law and Board Rules.
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