{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1954.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.101","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.","body":"(a) Unless a person is licensed under this chapter, the person may not:\n(1) remove asbestos from or encapsulate or enclose asbestos in a public building or supervise that removal, encapsulation, or enclosure;\n(2) perform or supervise maintenance, repair, installation, renovation, or cleaning that dislodges, breaks, cuts, abrades, or impinges on asbestos materials in a public building;\n(3) perform an asbestos survey or inspection of a public building, including the sampling and assessment of exposure;\n(4) provide plans, instructions, or schedules for the management of asbestos in a public building;\n(5) provide monitoring services for airborne asbestos dust using:\n(A) transmission electron microscopy;\n(B) phase contrast microscopy; or\n(C) another analytical method approved by the department;\n(6) provide an analysis of:\n(A) a bulk material sample for asbestos content or asbestos concentration; or\n(B) an airborne sample using:\n(i) transmission electron microscopy;\n(ii) phase contrast microscopy;\n(iii) polarized light microscopy;\n(iv) scanning electron microscopy; or\n(v) another analytical method approved by the department;\n(7) design and prepare abatement project plans and specifications for asbestos abatement in a public building;\n(8) handle an asbestos abatement contract on behalf of another person;\n(9) transport an asbestos-containing material from a facility for disposal; or\n(10) sponsor or certify an initial or refresher training course required for licensing or registration under this chapter.\n(b) In accordance with a schedule established by department rules, a person may not sponsor or certify an asbestos training course required for licensing or registration under this chapter unless the person is licensed as a training sponsor.\n(c) The department may waive the requirement for a license on receipt of notice of an emergency that results from a sudden unexpected event that is not a planned renovation or demolition.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.263, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1954. ASBESTOS HEALTH PROTECTION","SUBCHAPTER C. LICENSE AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1954.htm#1954.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"8357a2166fa30733d2ab3a908583c426836ba9a7153c880b2c86cbb1ad49594b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1954.063","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1954.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}