1. (a) To be eligible to receive any license or registration issued by the Board an applicant must be:

   1. (1) a citizen or national of the United States; or
   2. (2) an alien or non-immigrant eligible for licensure by the State of Texas.

2. (b) In order to qualify for any license, registration, or endorsement, an applicant must:

   1. (1) meet all of the requirements of the Board;
   2. (2) remit the appropriate fee; and
   3. (3) successfully complete the appropriate examination (if any).

3. (c) An applicant may qualify for a Master Plumber License, Journeyman Plumber License, Tradesman Plumber-Limited License, Plumbing Inspector License, or Plumber's Apprentice Registration.

   1. (1) A licensed Plumbing Inspector, Master Plumber or Journeyman Plumber may obtain a Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement, Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement, or Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement.
   2. (2) A Tradesman Plumber-Limited may obtain a Drain Cleaner Registration.
   3. (3) A registered Plumber's Apprentice may obtain a Residential Utilities Installer Registration, a Drain Cleaner-Restricted Registration or a Drain Cleaner Registration.

4. (d) A Plumber's Apprentice or Tradesman Plumber-Limited Licensee applying to take an examination must submit an Employer's Certification Form (ECF) showing that the applicant has accrued the required hours of experience working in the plumbing trade.

   1. (1) If the applicant accrued the hours through employment with multiple employers, the applicant must submit a separate ECF completed by each employer the applicant worked for.
   2. (2) The ECF shall be completed by the Responsible Master Plumber (RMP) who was the RMP for the company at the time the applicant worked there or the licensee who supervised the applicant on the job.

   3. (3) If currently employed, the applicant shall:

      1. (A) submit a request for an ECF in writing; and
      2. (B) provide an ECF to the RMP or the licensee who supervised the applicant.
   4. (4) Once a written request for an ECF is received, the RMP or licensee shall return the completed ECF to the applicant within thirty (30) business days.
   5. (5) Upon separation of employment, or the end of a contract, an employer shall automatically provide a completed ECF to a Plumber's Apprentice or Tradesman Plumber-Limited or send it to the Board.
5. (e) To receive credit for experience working in the trade, the applicant must hold either a valid Plumber's Apprentice Registration or Tradesman Plumber-Limited License at the time the hours were worked.

Source Note:The provisions of this §363.2 adopted to be effective September 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 3771.