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Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Advisory Board Meeting

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
Monday, June 10, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. (CDT)
Hybrid (In-Person and Videoconference) Meeting

Agenda

This meeting will take place at the Texas State Technical College, 1651 E Crest Drive, 3rd Floor, Austin Boardroom, Waco, Texas and via videoconference and will be broadcast on TDLR’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TexasLicensing/streams. The Board Member presiding over the meeting will be present at the meeting location. The meeting agenda and materials are available on the department’s webpage at www.tdlr.texas.gov. If you need materials in an alternate format, contact the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation at least five working days before the meeting date. Phone: (512) 583-7152, e-mail: advisory.boards@tdlr.texas.gov, TDD/RELAY TEXAS: 1-800-relay-VV (for voice), 1-800-relay-TX (for TDD).

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call and Certification of Quorum
  3. Approval of Minutes – March 27, 2024, meeting
  4. Public Comment
    Any person wishing to address the Board in person should complete a Public Comment Form and submit it to the Board Liaison at the meeting. Any person wishing to address the Board virtually must submit an email by following the Public Comment Instructions found on the last page of this agenda or located at www.tdlr.texas.gov.  Emails must be submitted to board.comments@tdlr.texas.gov by 12:00 PM, Friday, June 7, 2024 (CDT).  TDLR offices will not be open for public comment.
  5. Staff Reports – Briefing from staff and discussion:
    1. Licensing Division
      1. Statistics
    2. Customer Service Division
      1. Statistics
    3. Enforcement Division
      1. Statistics
      2. Case Highlights
    4. Education and Examination Division
      1. Statistics
    5. Compliance Division
      1. Current Highlights/Activities
      2. Outreach and Interagency Work
    6. Executive Office
      1. Personnel Update
      2. Strategic Planning Update
  6. Discussion and possible recommendation on the proposed amendments to an existing rule at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 75, §75.110, regarding the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors program. The proposed rule amends §75.110, Applicable Codes, subsection (a), to adopt the 2021 editions of the International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, and Uniform Mechanical Code. The proposed rule also amends §75.110, Applicable Codes, subsection (b), to state that the currently adopted code editions will remain in effect through August 31, 2024. This agenda item includes discussion of any public comments received on the proposed amendments.
  7. Discussion and possible recommendation on the proposed amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 75, §§ 75.10, 75.25, 75.30, 75.70, 75.80, and 75.120, and new rules at 16 TAC, Chapter 75, §§ 75.124 and 75.125, regarding the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors program. The proposed rules implement House Bill (HB) 1859, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (2023). HB 1859 provides a new pathway to a technician certification for students who complete a focused career and technology education program offered by a Texas high school or institution of higher education. The bill requires the Department to establish standards by rule for the essential knowledge and skills used to build these programs. This agenda item includes discussion of the public comments received on the proposed new rules and amendments.
  8. Recommendations for agenda items for next Board meeting
  9. Discussion of date, time, and location of next Board meeting
  10. Adjournment

The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Advisory Board will accept public comments for the Monday, June 10, 2024, meeting.

Online Public Comment Instructions

(If you are going to appear at the Board meeting in person, DO NOT complete this step to provide public comment. You will complete a form in-person at the meeting.)

Written comments must be submitted to board.comments@tdlr.texas.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. (CDT) on Friday, June 7, 2024.  Comments will be provided to the Board members for their review prior to the meeting but will not be read publicly during the public meeting. 

If you wish to address the Board during the public meeting, please provide your contact information to board.comments@tdlr.texas.gov by 12:00 p.m. (CDT) on Friday, June 7, 2024.  During the meeting, you will receive an email with a link to join the meeting.  You will be given up to three (3) minutes to speak.  The Presiding Officer may reduce the time provided for public comments based on the number of requests received.  Ensure that you have a reliable connection and clear audio.  Sharing of pre-recorded audio or video is not allowed during the public comment period.

**Please email your public comment request to board.comments@tdlr.texas.gov.  **

DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS IS 12:00 PM (CDT), FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024.

Email request for Public Comment must include:

Failure to provide the information requested directly above could result in your comment being delayed or taken out of order.