tx-June262026-84: 16 TAC §§73.10, 73.21, 73.26, 73.80, 73.110 - 73.112 (Amendment) — Electricians
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The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation (Commission) adopts amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 73, §§73.26, 73.80, 73.110, and 73.111, regarding the Electricians program, without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 10, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 2308). These rules will not be republished. The Commission also adopts amendments to existing rules at 16 TAC Chapter 73, §§73.10, 73.21, and a new rule at 73.112, regarding the Electricians program, with changes to the proposed text as published in the April 10, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 2308). These rules will be republished. EXPLANATION OF AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE RULES The rules under 16 TAC, Chapter 73, implement Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305, Electricians. The adopted rules are necessary to address a shortage of journeyman electricians and do so by creating an accelerated pathway for graduates of an approved accelerated journeyman electrician education program ("JEEP program"). Under Texas Occupations Code §1305.155, to become a journeyman electrician, an applicant must have 8,000 hours of on-the-job training under the...
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