Electrical Safety And Licensing Advisory Board Meeting

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 – 9:00 a.m.
Twin Towers Office Center
1st Floor Public Meeting Room #125E
1106 Clayton Lane
Austin, Texas

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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call and Certification of Quorum
3. Approval of minutes – January 12, 2010
4. Public Comment
5. Staff Reports
   1. Executive Office
      1. Recent developments
      2. Strategic Planning Update
   2. Compliance Division
      1. Update on ”License Sweeps”
      2. Update on Town Hall meetings, training, speaking engagements, and other activities
   3. Education and Examination Division
      1. Examination statistics
      2. Update on education providers
      3. Recent developments
   4. Enforcement Division
      1. Enforcement case statistics
      2. Recent developments
   5. Licensing Division
      1. Licensing statistics
      2. Recent developments
6. Work Group Reports
   1. Administrative Rules Work Group
   2. Compliance Work Group
   3. Enforcement Work Group
   4. Licensing Work Group
7. Task Force Group Report
   1. Electrical Sign Task Force
8. Discussion for a mandatory waiting period provision in rule between an applicant's unsuccessful examination attempts
9. Discussion and possible recommendation on the proposed amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 73, §73.25 and §73.80 regarding the electricians program to implement Senate Bill 470, 81st Legislature, Regular Session (2009) regarding continuing education for electrical apprentices and to implement requirements of the registered apprenticeship training program and the training program registration fee
10. Update regarding journeyman electrician reciprocity agreement with Wyoming
11. Discussion and possible recommendation regarding Texas’ application for membership in the multi-state journeyman electrician reciprocity group (Current members include: Alaska; Arkansas; Colorado; Minnesota; Montana; Oklahoma; Nebraska; New Hampshire; New Mexico; North Dakota; South Dakota; Utah; and Wyoming)
12. Discussion regarding the comments received at the Electrician program external brainstorming session and through online survey
13. Recommendations for agenda items for next meeting
14. Discussion of date, time, and location of next Board meeting
15. Adjournment

NOTE: Public Comments and questions during the meeting are welcome. Public comments and questions should be restricted to the subject matter being considered at the time.

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