1. (a) The Board shall send a written or electronic notice informing a licensee or registrant of the impending expiration of a license, registration or endorsement at least thirty-one (31) days before its expiration date to the licensee's last known mailing address, or email address if the notice is electronic, according to Board records. It is the responsibility of a licensee or registrant to renew, by its expiration date, each license, registration or endorsement held even if the licensee or registrant fails to receive the notice.
2. (b) A licensee or registrant may renew an unexpired license, registration or endorsement before its expiration date by meeting all renewal requirements and paying the fee required by the Board.
3. (c) A license, Plumber's Apprentice Registration, Residential Utilities Installer Registration, Drain Cleaner Registration, or Drain Cleaner-Restricted Registration must be renewed annually. A Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement, Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement, and Multipurpose Residential Fire Protection Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement must be renewed once every three (3) years.
4. (d) A person seeking to renew a Plumbing Inspector, Master Plumber, Journeyman Plumber or Tradesman Plumber-Limited License, or a Drain Cleaner, Drain Cleaner-Restricted or Residential Utilities Installer Registration must successfully complete the required continuing professional education (CPE) course in person or via correspondence.
5. (e) In addition to subsection (d) of this section, a licensee seeking to renew a Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement must successfully complete the required medical gas CPE course in person.
6. (f) A Plumbing Inspector's unaffiliated status will not affect renewal if the licensee has satisfied all other renewal requirements under the Board Rules. However, the Board may continue to withhold the licensee's pocket card until proof of affiliation is provided pursuant to §365.4(b)(2) of this chapter.

7. (g) A licensee or registrant who is a military service member is exempt from paying a late renewal fee and entitled to an additional two (2) years, beginning on the date the individual is relieved from active duty, to complete any CPE requirements and any other requirements related to the renewal of the person's license, registration or endorsement if the licensee or registrant:

   1. (1) is a member of the United States Armed Forces, a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or the state military forces;
   2. (2) is ordered to active duty by proper authority; and
   3. (3) submits documentation acceptable to the Board, which demonstrates the person was unable to renew the license, registration or endorsement in a timely manner due to the active duty service.

8. (h) A licensee is considered to have fulfilled the CPE requirement for the current CPE course year if the licensee is:

   1. (1) approved by the Board as a Course Instructor under §365.17 of this chapter or;

   2. (2) an employee of the Board who:

      1. (A) monitors a current CPE course for compliance with the Plumbing License Law and Board Rules; or
      2. (B) reviews all course materials approved under §365.15 of this chapter and completes the current Course Instructor Certification Workshop conducted by the Board.

Source Note:The provisions of this §365.5 adopted to be effective May 18, 1982, 7 TexReg 1748; amended to be effective August 25, 1993, 18 TexReg 5399; amended to be effective December 8, 1993, 18 TexReg 8786; amended to be effective April 15, 1994, 19 TexReg 2280; amended to be effective June 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 4688; amended to be effective December 5, 1996, 21 TexReg 11485; amended to be effective April 9, 1998, 23 TexReg 3446; amended to be effective October 11, 1998, 23 TexReg 9979; amended to be effective December 18, 2000, 25 TexReg 12388; amended to be effective December 30, 2001, 26 TexReg 10587; amended to be effective October 30, 2007, 32TexReg 7688; amended to be effective February 2, 2009, 34 TexReg 596; amended to be effective February 3, 2011, 36 TexReg 422; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 641; amended to be effective February 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 660; amended to be effective September 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 3774.