A person is not required to be registered or certified under this subchapter to act or offer to act as an air conditioning and refrigeration technician if the person:

1. (1) is a student in a certification training program who acts or offers to act as an air conditioning and refrigeration technician solely as part of the program; and
2. (2) is enrolled at a secondary school or an institution of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 1302.5037.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 880 (H.B. 3029), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 1859), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.