Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners Board Meeting January 11, :00 a.m.

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1 Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners Board Meeting January 11, :00 a.m. Location: TSBPE Office Building East 41 st Street, Austin, TX Note: Parking is available in the front and rear of the building If you need auxiliary aids or services, please contact Mayra Zamarripa at , 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners will convene in open session, deliberate and possibly take formal action on any of the following items. 1. Call to Order 9:00 a.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Recognize staff and visitors 4. Adoption of the October 12, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes 5. Public Comment Public Comment will be limited to 3 minutes per person 6. Enforcement Committee Report - Lisa G. Hill, Chair Report of meetings (b) Review and approval of administrative penalties (c) Consideration and possible approval of applications for individuals whose licenses or registrations were previously revoked and are re-applying for registration or examination under Board Rule Section : (1) Gregory Browning (Entity #364395) revoked due to incarceration. Re-applying for examination as a Journeyman Plumber (2) Jessie Cowman (Entity #439322) revoked due to incarceration. Re-applying (3) Daniel A. Hutton (Entity #407081) revoked due to incarceration. Re-applying (4) Felix Martinez (Entity #398060) revoked due to incarceration. Re-applying (5) Lucindo Mata (Entity# ) revoked due to incarceration. Re-applying for registration as a Plumber s Apprentice and examination as a Journeyman Plumber

2 (d) Consideration and possible action on SOAH Proposals for Decision: (1) Arturo Vargas ; Docket No (e) Consideration and possible action on Final Order for PFDs by Default: (1) Aaron Alkek ; Docket No (2) Harry Cohen ; Docket No (3) Larry Rodriguez ; Docket No (f) Consideration and possible adoption of Agreed Final Orders: (1) Eric Hurst; Case No (2) Andrew McKinzie; Case No (g) Report of Cease and Desist Orders issued under Section of the Plumbing License Law: (1) Aaron Jay Ashworth; Case No (2) Dustin Michael Jarvis; Case No (3) Antonio Salas Trinidad; Case No Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Committee Report Carlos DeHoyos, Chair Request and Consideration from Alicia Dover of Associated Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors of Texas (APHCCT) to allow licensees and registrants, with or without an endorsement, regardless of the size of the county they reside in, to take any CPE course via correspondence, and to allow the use of online courses for the purposes of renewal of a license, registration and/or endorsement (b) Request and Consideration from Alicia Dover of Associated Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors of Texas (APHCCT) for approval to provide CPE Courses online (c) Request and Consideration from Tim Bell of At Your Pace Online, LLC (AYPO) for approval to provide CPE Courses online (d) Consideration and possible approval of CPE Course Material Provider applications submitted by: (1) APHCCT (2) AT YOUR PACE ONLINE, LLC (3) ICE (4) WINNS, INC 2

3 (e) Consideration and possible approval of Business or Association CPE Course Providers: (1) A-ACES (2) APHCCT (3) At Your Pace Online, LLC (4) Christianson Co. (5) International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) (6) Pioneer Educational Services, Inc. (7) Plumber Trainer (8) Plumbers Continuing Education, Inc. (9) Texas PAMCA (10) Texas Pipe Trades (11) Winn s Continuing Education, Inc. (f) Consideration and possible approval of Individual CPE Course Providers: (1) Kurten, Johnny (2) Merriman, James (3) Murphy, Debbie A. (4) Pemberton, Guy (5) Pulaski, Richard (6) Villarreal, Dianne K. (7) Winn, Daniel Scott (8) Winn, Mark (9) Wyman, Russell W. (g) (h) Consideration and possible approval of request from Texas State Association of Plumbing Inspectors, Inc. (TSAPI) to offer the CPE course (provided by APHCCT) at its annual conference June 22, 2016 in Garland, Texas Consideration and possible approval of request from Building Professional Institute (BPI) to offer and provide the CPE course (provided by Plumbers Continuing Education, Inc.) at its annual training on May 23-27, 2016, in Arlington, Texas 8. Medical Gas Committee Report Enrique Castro, Chair Consideration and possible approval of request from Bobby Doran of Plumber s Education Inc., for approval of Gilbert Urvina as a Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement Training Instructor 9. Training Committee Report Janet Gallagher, Chair Consideration and possible approval of request from Bobby Doran of Plumber s Education Inc., for approval of Gilbert Urvina as a Residential Fire Sprinkler Specialist Endorsement Training Instructor 3

4 10. Rules Committee Report Rick Guerra, Chair Consideration and possible action on the following petition submitted by Alicia Dover, on behalf of APHCCT, by either denying the petition or by initiating rulemaking proceedings, pursuant to Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Texas Government Code: (1) Consideration and possible action that amendments to 22 Tex. Admin Code Renewals, be proposed and published as written (2) Consideration and possible action that amendments to 22 Tex. Admin Code Continuing Professional Education Programs, be proposed and published as written (b) Consideration and possible action on adoption of a new rule and rule amendments to the Board s rules required for the implementation of Texas House Bill 2255, House Bill 2464 and Senate Bill 807, 84 th Legislature, Regular Session (2015). (1) Consideration and possible action that amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code Definitions, be adopted as published (2) Consideration and possible action that amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code Forms and Materials, be adopted as published (3) Consideration and possible adoption of new rule 22 Tex. Admin. Code Transfer of License, as published (c) Consideration and possible action on a petition submitted by Russell Wyman on behalf of the Texas State Association of Plumbing Inspectors, by initiating rulemaking proceedings and adopting the amendments made to 22 Tex. Admin. Code pursuant to Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Texas Government Code on the following amendments: (1) Consideration and possible action that amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code Fees, be adopted as published (2) Consideration and possible action that amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code Qualifications, be adopted as published (3) Consideration and possible action that amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code Issuance, be adopted as published (d) Consideration and possible action on adoption of staff recommended rule amendments and repeal of portions of Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 17, Chapter 361 (1) Consideration and possible action that 22 Tex. Admin. Code Charges for Copies of Public Records, be repealed 4

5 (2) Consideration and possible action that amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code State Vehicle Management, be adopted as published 11. Examination Committee Report Ed Thompson, Chair 12. Audit Committee Report Ed Thompson, Chair Review of internal audit findings for FY2014 from the Comptroller of Public Accounts. 13. Technology Committee Report Anthony Garza, Chair 14. Water Supply Protection Specialist (WSPS) Committee Report Carlos DeHoyos, Chair Consideration and possible approval of request from Bobby Doran of Plumber s Education Inc., for approval of Gilbert Urvina as a Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement Training Instructor 15. Legislative Resource Committee Report Julio Cerda, Chair 16. Personnel Committee Report Tammy Betancourt, Chair 17. Assistant Attorney General s Report Veena Mohan 18. Examination Department Report Richard L. Herman 19. Enforcement Department Report Stephen P. Davis 20. Financial Department Report Richard L. Herman 21. Executive Director s Report Lisa G. Hill 22. Date, location, and time of future Board meetings 23. Adjourn The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners may go into executive session on any agenda item as authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter

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