SECTION 365.15. Curriculum Minimum Standards

(a) Curriculum must:

(1) directly relate to the technical, legal or ethical aspects of plumbing, including grounds for discipline and professional responsibility;

(2) keep licensees, registrants and endorsement holders informed of innovations, best practices and significant developments affecting the plumbing profession;

(3) be tailored to registrants, if for use in a training program;

(4) be tailored to licensees and endorsement holders, if for use in a continuing education course;

(5) be structured to engage students by allowing them the opportunity to apply the content and skills being taught;

(6) be based on the Plumbing License Law and Board Rules in effect at the time of approval;

(7) be based on the currently adopted plumbing code(s) in effect at the time of approval or later edition(s);

(8) be based on current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations in effect at the time of approval;

(9) meet or exceed the water saving performance standards in Section 372.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code in effect at the time of approval;

(10) meet or exceed the energy efficiency performance standards in Section 388.003 of the Texas Health and Safety Code in effect at the time of approval; and

(11) be comprehensive enough to support a course or training at least one (1) hour in length.

(b) The Executive Director will approve continuing professional education and training courses and associated materials that meet the minimum curriculum standards.

(c) Course materials are valid for two (2) years from the stated effective date or the date they are approved, whichever is later.

(d) The following curriculum is approved for continuing education and training credit without the need for an individual or organization to submit any type of application or application fee:

(1) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's 10 or 30 hour Construction Card course;

(2) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's 7.5 or 15 hour Disaster Site Worker Card course;

(3) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry course (#510);

(4) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics course (#3015);

(5) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program's Introduction to OSHA for Small Businesses (#7510);

(6) American Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification course;

(7) American Red Cross Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification course;

(8) American Red Cross First Aid certification course;

(9) NFPA 99, Medical Gas Systems (2021): Training Preparation for ASSE Series 6000 certification and recertification courses; and

(10) ASSE Series 12000 certification and recertification courses in Infection Control.

(e) It is the responsibility of licensees, registrants and endorsement holders to ensure that they are taking a bona fide course though these organizations taught by instructors authorized by these organizations and to submit an official certificate of completion or similar documentation to the Board in order to receive credit.

Source Note: The provisions of this §365.15 adopted to be effective September 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 3774; amended to be effective December 8, 2021, 46 TexReg 8256; amended to be effective November 23, 2022, 47 TexReg 7685