Texas appliance installers and residential appliance installation contractors
The new statewide residential appliance installers and residential appliance installation
contractors licenses were created by Senate Bill 1222 and enacted by the 80th Texas
Legislature to amend Chapter 1305 of the Texas Occupations Code.
beginning march 1, 2008, a person may not perform or offer to perform
residential appliance installation or residential appliance installation contracting
work without a license. The new state licensing program creates uniform minimum
qualifications for all residential appliance installer and residential appliance
installation contracting work statewide. The new license will authorize a licensee
to work anywhere in the state.
The law also provides a grandfathering period which will extend through June 1,2008. The grandfather period allows qualified applicants who have completed 4,000
hours of electrical work or residential appliance installation under the supervision
of a master electrician to apply for a license without passing an exam. After the
grandfathering period ends, all applicants will need to present proof of having
passed a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) approved exam evaluating
their occupational knowledge. TDLR, in conjunction with the Electrical Safety and
Licensing Advisory Board, is developing rules to implement the Residential Appliance
Installers and Residential Appliance Installation Contractors program, including
the grandfathering procedures for the new state licensing program.
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