- (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.
Source Note:The provisions of this §365.20 adopted to be effective September 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 3774; amended to be effective November 23, 2022, 47 TexReg 7685.