Structural Pest Control Board

Proposed Changes to Section593.21

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593 Licenses

593.21Commercial and NonCommercialTechnician License Requirements.

(a) Definition. An apprentice in any ofthe categories administered by the Texas Structural Pest Control Board is abeginning employee, who works under the supervision of trained and licensedpersonnel.

(b) Must be at least 16 years of age.

(d) Must submit an application for technician license within ten (10) days ofbeginning employment.

(e) The application shall include the following information:

(1) full name;

(2) home address;

(3) date employment began in licensed activity;

(4) social security number;

(5) driver's license number; and

(6) date of birth.

(f) A fee shall be charged for each application.

(g) An apprentice card will be issued by the Structural Pest Control Boardfor one (1) year from the date employment began when all of the aboverequirements are met and processed.

(h) Apprentices shall not perform any pest control work without the physicalpresence of a licensed technician or a certified applicator. Upon completion of the following study and on-the-job training, theapprentice may work alone so long as a certified applicator is physicallypresent for personal instruction three days a week. The studies and job trainingrequired are as follows:

(1) complete at least two hours of classroom training in each of thefollowing subjects:

(A) federal and state laws that regulate the industry;

(B) recognition of pests and pest damage;

(D) pesticide safety;

(E) environmental protection;

(F) application equipment and techniques;

(G) pesticide formulations and actions;

(H) emergency procedures, pesticide cleanup and procedures for immediatereporting of spills and misapplication;

(I) basic principles of mathematics, chemistry, toxicology and entomology;and

(J) non-chemical pest control techniques, including biological, mechanicaland prevention techniques.

(2) complete forty (40) hours of verifiable on-the-job training and eight (8) hours of classroom training in each category in which the apprentice isto provide pest control services. Thebusiness license holder, certified commercial applicator or the certifiednoncommercial applicator must certify in the training records of each employeethat the apprentice has completed the required training and has demonstratedcompetency in each category in which the apprentice is to provide service;

(3) a student currently enrolled orwho has attended or graduated within the past twelve months from in an accredited school or universitystudying relevant materials may be credited with those courses for classroomtraining hours for apprenticeship, if those hours have been provided by theschool or university.

(4) an apprentice shall maintain an apprentice card for a maximum of twelve(12) months. If apprentice has not passed the requirements to become a licensedtechnician, the individual may re-apply as an apprentice and complete alltraining requirements for an apprentice.

(i) Apprentice Records.

(1) The business licensee or certified noncommercial applicator shallmaintain the verifiable training records and certification for each apprenticein the business files. These are to be kept at least two (2) years aftertermination of employment.

(2) The above records are to be kept on a form prescribed by the Board andshall include, but not limited to the following:

(A) date training records received;

(B) number of hours of training;

(D) name of trainer and license number;

(E) designation of on-the-job training or classroom training; and

(F) competency evaluation by the certified applicator.

(j) When an apprentice changes employers, the employer who provided theverifiable training shall make the verifiable training records available to theapprentice or the new employer upon written request.

(k) It is a violation of this section for a business licensee or certifiednoncommercial applicator to allow an apprentice to perform work in a category inwhich the apprentice has not been properly trained. The certified applicator must be physically present to give personalinstructions to an apprentice at least three days a week.

(l) An apprentice becomes a licensed technician by;

(1) completing a Board approved technician training course in the GeneralCategory at least one time prior to taking the examination.

(2) making a passing grade on the technician examination.

(A) The examination may be taken as many times as necessary in the twelve(12) month period the employee is holding an apprentice card.

(B) There shall be a fee charged per category.

(D) An individual must pass each category of the examination in which theapprentice has trained to become licensed. Re-examination is not necessary if the license is renewedannually.

(E) Examination dates and locations are at the discretion of the Board.

(3) Persons making a passing grade and who qualify for a technician licensewill be issued a license upon issuance of the grades.

(m) All testing procedures shall be governed by 593.5(c) (3)-(11), (13) and(14) of this title (relating to Examinations) except that an apprentice mayretake the examination at any time and will not be tested in the generalcategory.

(n) All technicians must receive eight (8) hours of additional verifiabletraining annually after the first licensing year as outlined in Subsection (h)(l), (A)-(J). Verifiable trainingrecords shall be kept in the business files for at least two (2) years.

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