{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1302.5036","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.5036","heading":"CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.","body":"To be eligible for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician certification, an applicant must:\n(1) be at least 18 years old;\n(2) have completed:\n(A) a certification training program; or\n(B) 24 months of air conditioning and refrigeration-related work:\n(i) under the supervision of a licensed air conditioning and refrigeration contractor; or\n(ii) as part of the applicant's military occupational specialty within the armed forces of the United States; and\n(3) have passed a competency examination administered, recognized, or accepted by the department.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 880 (H.B. 3029), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 1859), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 8. REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRADES","CHAPTER 1302. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS","SUBCHAPTER K. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION TECHNICIANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1302.htm#1302.5036","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"6fef49543bcdb6c33ab40d5359aeb197a8f3a9c5fbdb5d8093175802a28db8e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1302.5035","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1302.5037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}