Sec. 1001.058. EMPLOYEE OF CERTAIN UTILITIES OR AFFILIATES. (a) A regular full-time employee of a privately owned public utility or cooperative utility or of the utility's affiliate is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter if the employee:
(1) performs services exclusively for the utility or affiliate; and
(2) does not have the final authority to approve, or the ultimate responsibility for, engineering designs, plans, or specifications that are to be:
(A) incorporated into fixed works, systems, or facilities on the property of others; or
(B) made available to the public.
(b) A person who claims an exemption under this section and who is determined to have directly or indirectly represented the person as legally qualified to engage in the practice of engineering or who is determined to have violated Section 1001.301 may not claim an exemption until the 10th anniversary of the date the person made that representation.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices
Subtitle A - Regulation of Engineering and Related Practices
Chapter 1001 - Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Section 1001.051. Limitation on Exemption
Section 1001.052. Employee of License Holder
Section 1001.053. Public Works
Section 1001.054. Federal Officer or Employee
Section 1001.055. Mechanical, Electrical, or Other Equipment
Section 1001.056. Construction or Repair of and Plans for Certain Buildings
Section 1001.057. Employee of Private Corporation or Business Entity
Section 1001.058. Employee of Certain Utilities or Affiliates
Section 1001.059. Qualified Scientists
Section 1001.060. Soil and Water Conservation
Section 1001.061. Telephone Companies
Section 1001.062. Certain Employees Working From Engineer's Plans
Section 1001.063. Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers
Section 1001.064. State Land Surveyors
Section 1001.065. Employees of Institutions of Higher Education
Section 1001.066. Certain Nasa-Related Activities
Section 1001.067. Certain Fire Department Employees
Section 1001.068. Certain Out-of-State Engineers Engaged in Evaluating Oil and Gas Resources