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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation and practice of engineering and lighting |
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design. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.056, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The exemption provided by this section does not apply to |
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a person or entity that is: |
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(1) providing engineering design or inspection |
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services necessary to comply with windstorm certification |
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standards for a residential dwelling under Subchapter F, Chapter |
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2210, Insurance Code; or |
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(2) providing engineering design relating to |
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constructing, enlarging, altering, or repairing, or drawing plans |
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or specifications for, a residential dwelling slab located on |
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expansive soil that meets the expansive soil classification |
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provisions of the International Residential Code as applied in the |
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jurisdiction in which the residential dwelling is located, unless |
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the construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, or drawing of |
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plans or specifications meets the International Residential Code |
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requirements as applied in the jurisdiction in which the |
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residential dwelling is located. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1001.067 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.067. CERTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. This |
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chapter does not prohibit the professional use of the term "fire |
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engineer" by a member of a fire department in a municipality with a |
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population of one million or more that has adopted Chapter 143, |
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Local Government Code, and to which Subchapter G of that chapter |
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does not generally apply, who: |
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(1) holds the position of fire apparatus operator; and |
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(2) is not otherwise engaged in the practice of |
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engineering. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter G, Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1001.3011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.3011. LIGHTING DESIGN; LICENSE OR REGISTRATION |
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REQUIRED. (a) A person may not perform or offer to perform |
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lighting design services unless the person is: |
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(1) licensed as an engineer under this chapter; |
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(2) registered as an architect, landscape architect, |
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or interior designer under Subtitle B, Title 6; or |
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(3) licensed under Chapter 1305. |
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(b) In this section, "lighting design services" means the |
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preparation of plans and specifications that depict the placement |
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and direction of illumination of mounted or installed lighting |
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fixtures in the interior or exterior of a building, including the |
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specification of bulbs, reflectors, lens, louvers, baffles, and |
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other hardware. The term does not include the preparation of shop |
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drawings or other directions from a manufacturer for the |
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installation or operation of lighting fixtures. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1001.401, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A license holder is not required to provide or hold any |
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additional certification, other than a license issued under this |
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chapter, to seal an engineering plan, specification, plat, or |
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report. |
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SECTION 5. Subchapter F, Chapter 1051, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1051.308 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1051.308. LIGHTING DESIGN; REGISTRATION OR LICENSE |
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REQUIRED. (a) A person may not perform or offer to perform |
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lighting design services unless the person is: |
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(1) registered as an architect, landscape architect, |
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or interior designer under this subtitle; |
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(2) licensed as an engineer under Chapter 1001; or |
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(3) licensed under Chapter 1305. |
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(b) In this section, "lighting design services" means the |
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preparation of plans and specifications that depict the placement |
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and direction of illumination of mounted or installed lighting |
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fixtures in the interior or exterior of a building, including the |
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specification of bulbs, reflectors, lens, louvers, baffles, and |
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other hardware. The term does not include the preparation of shop |
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drawings or other directions from a manufacturer for the |
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installation or operation of lighting fixtures. |
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SECTION 6. Subchapter D, Chapter 1305, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1305.1511 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1305.1511. LIGHTING DESIGN; LICENSE OR REGISTRATION |
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REQUIRED. (a) A person may not perform or offer to perform |
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lighting design services unless the person is: |
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(1) licensed under this chapter; |
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(2) licensed as an engineer under Chapter 1001; or |
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(3) registered as an architect, landscape architect, |
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or interior designer under Subtitle B, Title 6. |
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(b) In this section, "lighting design services" means the |
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preparation of plans and specifications that depict the placement |
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and direction of illumination of mounted or installed lighting |
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fixtures in the interior or exterior of a building, including the |
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specification of bulbs, reflectors, lens, louvers, baffles, and |
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other hardware. The term does not include the preparation of shop |
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drawings or other directions from a manufacturer for the |
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installation or operation of lighting fixtures. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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