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The Texas Board of Plumbing Examiners was created by Senate Bill 11, 50th Legislature, Regular Session, in 1947. It is composed of nine members (original board had six members, increased to nine in the 1980s), appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member is to have ten years experience as a master plumber; one a plumbing contractor with five years experience; one a certified journeyman plumber with five years experience; one a licensed sanitary engineer; two members must be building contractors with five years contracting experience--one at home building, the other at commercial building; and one with five years experience as a plumbing inspector. Two members represent the general public. The members elect the chair.
The goal of the Board is to protect the public health through an efficient and equitable system of licensing. The Board upholds the Plumbing License Law by examining and licensing master plumbers, journeymen plumbers, and plumbing inspectors. The Board also investigates complaints and visits cities to check licenses. In 1987 the Legislature gave the Board the authority to issue citations for violations of the Plumbing License Law. Until recently, the Plumbing License Law only applied to cities of more than 5,000, but the law encouraged smaller municipalities to voluntarily adopt its provisions and plumbing codes. In 1993, the 73rd Legislature changed the law to require all cities, towns, villages, and owners of public water systems to utilize a plumbing code similar to the state code. Also in 1993, the 73rd Legislature directed the Board, in coordination with the Department of Health, to regulate the installation of piping used to transport gases for medical purposes to safeguard the public against the unintended cross-connection of breathable and lethal medical gases. This Legislature also instructed the Board to issue endorsements to inspect public water systems, valid for three years, to master and journeyman plumbers. Additionally, changes in 1993 included the requirement of six hours of continuing education for all plumbers seeking license renewals.
The Board is headed by an administrator, who works with a staff of eighteen. There are three units: Examinations Unit, Fiscal Unit, and Field Services Unit.
Records are minutes, agenda, meeting supporting documents, reports,
complaints, agreements, administrative correspondence, and press releases of
the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Dates covered are 1947-2002, bulk
dating 1989-2000. Summary documentation of the agency from its earliest days to
the present can be found in the series
These records are organized into three series and two subseries.
The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
(Identify the item and cite the series), Records, Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Laura K. Saegert, July 1996, November 1997, October 2002, October 2004
Accession numbers: 1996/123, 1996/124, 1998/029, 1998/040, 2003/192, 2012/119
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners on July 22, 1996; October 28 and November 19, 1997; and August 20, 2003; and the Texas Legislative Reference Library on March 27, 2002 (reaccessioned on February 3, 2012).
The files include minutes, drafts of minutes, notes, agenda, memoranda, correspondence, resolutions, proposed rules and regulations, proposed legislation, committee reports, topical reports (budget, legislation, inspections, etc.), reports on the evaluation and revision of the plumbing examination, Attorney General opinions, complaints, settlement agreements, orders, photographs, plumbing exam applications, blank exams, form letters, exam statistics, grade sheets, and an occasional college transcript. These are the meeting files of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners and its standing committees, dating 1947-2002, bulk dating 1989-2000. Meeting supporting documents include meeting materials sent to board members for their review prior to meetings along with documents concerning agenda items but not mailed out to board members. Items discussed at the meetings include applications, issuance of plumbing licenses, investigation of violations of the Plumbing License Law, examinations, continuing education, and changes to rules and regulations. Minutes are present for 1947-2002, agenda are present for 1948-2000, and files of meeting supporting documents are present for 1947-2000.
These records are organized into two subseries.
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Meeting files, Records, Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1996/123, 1998/029, 1998/040, 2003/192
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners on July 22, 1996; October 28 and November 19, 1997; and August 20, 2003.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall
under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home
addresses and phone numbers of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A.,
Government Code, Section 552.117), social security numbers (V.T.C.A.,
Government Code, Section 552.101), and licensing exam test results (V.T.C.A.,
Government Code, Section 552.122); an archivist must review these records
before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for
research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A.,
Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an
archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough
description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist
to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review
reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are
obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether
the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten
working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney
General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can
inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you
agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the
remainder of the records. These restrictions apply to the
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Laura K. Saegert, July 1996, November 1997, October 2004
The files include minutes of the Texas State Board of Plumbing
Examiners and its standing committees, meeting agenda, occasional copies of
correspondence to the Board discussed at the meeting, resolutions, copies of
proposed rules, and quarterly statistics on exams. Dates of the minutes are
1947-2002, meeting agenda date from mid-1989 to 1992. Items discussed at the
meetings include applications, issuance of plumbing licenses, investigation of
violations of the Plumbing License Law, examinations, continuing education, and
changes to rules and regulations. Meeting agenda from 1948 to 2000 are present
in the series
There are two groups of minutes and some duplication in the years 1989-1995. Both sets of minutes were maintained to ensure complete coverage of those years. The first group of minutes is arranged in reverse chronological order. The rest of the minutes are arranged in chronological order, by date of the meeting.
(Identify the item), Minutes, Meeting files, Records, Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1996/123, 1998/029, 1998/040, 2003/192
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners on July 22, 1996; October 28 and November 19, 1997; and August 20, 2003.
Laura K. Saegert, July 1996, November 1997, October 2004
The files include minutes, drafts of minutes, notes, agenda, memoranda, correspondence, resolutions, proposed rules and regulations, proposed legislation, committee reports, topical reports (budget, legislation, inspections, etc.), reports on the evaluation and revision of the plumbing examination, Attorney General opinions, complaints, settlement agreements, orders, photographs, plumbing exam applications, blank exams, form letters, exam statistics, grade sheets, sign in sheets, speaker cards, and an occasional college transcript. These are the meeting files of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners and its standing committees, dating 1947-2000, bulk dating 1989-2000. Meeting supporting documents include meeting materials sent to board members for their review prior to meetings along with documents concerning agenda items but not mailed out to board members. Items discussed at the meetings include applications, issuance of plumbing licenses, investigation of violations of the Plumbing License Law, examinations, continuing education, hearings, and changes to rules and regulations. Correspondence includes letters of recommendation from businesses or local governments in support of applicants for plumbing licenses, letters with applicants and licensees, letters with trade unions and trade organizations, the Attorney General's Office, the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and the general public. Most letters are addressed to the administrator of the board.
There are two sets of meeting files for the years 1989-1991, the administrator's copy and the file copy. In several instances original materials were found in both sets of files for a meeting, often not duplicated in the other file, so both sets of files were retained. Separate files of meeting agenda are present for 1948-1989. Beginning in May 1989, the agenda are filed with the meeting supporting documents, along with minutes of the previous meeting. A set of drafts (with notes) of meeting minutes exists for 1963-1992.
Drafts of minutes and agendas are filed first, followed by the meeting supporting documents, arranged chronologically by the date of the meeting.
(Identify the item), Meeting supporting documents, Meeting files, Records, Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1996/123, 1998/029, 1998/040, 2003/192
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners on July 22, 1996; October 28 and November 19, 1997; and August 20, 2003.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses and phone numbers of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117), social security numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101), and licensing exam test results (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.122); an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.
Laura K. Saegert, July 1996, November 1997, October 2004
This is administrative correspondence of the members of the State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Dates covered are 1986-1994 (bulk 1988-1992). These are largely copies of outgoing letters sent by the agency Administrator to Board members, informing them of upcoming meetings, presenting information about current or upcoming issues the Board is considering, informing members about legislative or other committee appointments, and about upcoming hearings. Attachments to the letters largely consist of copies of agenda for upcoming meetings, minutes from previous meetings, or letters sent to the administrator from other state officials or agencies. A few letters refer to attachments that are not present. Following the central files are individual correspondence files of three board members and a chart listing all members of the board from 1947-1989. Letters of appointment from the governor are present in the individual member files, and one also contains photographs of that commissioner. Most of the materials were centrally filed.
Correspondence is arranged in reverse chronological order with a few files of individual members present at the end of the central files.
(Identify the item), Administrative correspondence, Records, Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 1996/124
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners on July 22, 1996.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses and phone numbers of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.
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Laura K. Saegert, July 1996
These records are press releases issued by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners in 1987. The releases concern changes in the Plumbing License Law.
These records are arranged chronologically.
(Identify the item), Press releases, Records, Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 2012/119
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on March 27, 2002 (reaccessioned on February 3, 2012).
Laura K. Saegert, October 2002