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On January 11, the State of Texas Plumbing Examiners Board announced a reciprocal license agreement with the State Plumbing Board of La, effective immediately. This deal reciprocates Texas’ journeyman license with Louisiana’s journeyman with gas fitter license. Journeymen plumbers from Texas will be able to register for a reciprocal natural gas fitter and journeyman plumbing license without an additional examination requirement. Louisiana applicants must hold both the journeyman and the gas fitter license in order to qualify.

Extreme weather events in the past few years have highlighted the ways in which both states will benefit from this agreement, ultimately increasing the availability of trained plumbing professionals across the coast and beyond.

Effective January 1, 2022, all TSBPE exam applicants are now required to submit fingerprint data. Any exam application received after this date will remain open and unscheduled until the exam candidate's fingerprint data has been received by the TSBPE.

Question of the Month: We are looking ahead to 2022 and trying to plan out what HR issues our company should be prepared for. What are some of the things our HR dept. should focus on this year? 

TDLR will have a new executive director starting Feb. 1, 2022: Mike Arismendez, a current deputy executive director, will assume the helm after the current ED, Brian Francis, retires on Jan. 31.

Time and time again, the topics of safety leadership and risk management culture are brought up at businesses around the country. As leaders, you have a responsibility to help keep your operations running smoothly and ensuring your employees are working to the best of their abilities. But from an overarching perspective, safety leadership must start at the top — with you.

Join us in Round Rock, Texas at the Kalahari Resort to hear from experts on industry and business-related trends, visit with vendors, and connect with colleagues at this can't miss event specifically designed for contractors and industry leaders.

 

Bring your family to enjoy all the resort has to offer, including America's largest indoor water park, live entertainment, diverse shopping/dining and a thrilling indoor adventure park.

 

PHCC members will receive exclusive, discounted pricing, and the early bird rate will provide additional savings through March 4, 2022.

PHCC Texas proudly provides Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners approved plumbing continuing education, plus training in Medical Gas, Residential and Commercial Code, OSHA, and Backflow Prevention Testing.  We also offer test prep training for the Master Test, the Journeyman/Tradesman Test and a revolutionary Plumbing Apprenticeship Training Program. Not sure what course you need? Call us, we can help!

As a member of PHCC, you receive the latest information on what is happening in the industry that will affect your business, including license law changes, plumbing board updates, and important legislative bills. You receive great discounts on everything you do, including continuing education in plumbing and HVAC, license prep classes, apprenticeship training classes, code classes, management and technical training, books, convention, and more -  20% off on everything you purchase or attend!

February 12, 2022 | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Various Locations

• Boerne, Texas

• Galveston, Texas 

• Huntsville, Texas 

• San Antonio, Texas 

• Waco, Texas 

 

February 15, 2022 | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Dallas, TX

PHCC State Executive Director Allison Kaminksy, State Board President Korey Brown, and National CEO Mark S. Ingrao will introduce themselves and their vision for PHCC

As a member of the PHCC community, you plug into a powerful network of valuable resources and contractors at the local, state and national level — plus our own PHCC Educational Foundation — offering the knowledge, tools, programs and services you need to succeed.

Streamline your hiring process using PHCC-TX's career center. Connect with top professionals and get your jobs filled more quickly with industry talent.