To read the actual bill yourself (which, if you're in Texas, I highly recommend), go to http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/79R/ ... 00305I.HTMTechnician Licensing Bill Introduced in Texas
Senator Ken Armbrister has introduced a bill into the Texas legislature relating to the licensing and regulation of glass technicians.
The bill is designed to ensure that all glass technicians are required to have the proper skilled knowledge and training to perform services in what is currently an unregulated industry, points out Vickie Stewart, president of the Texas Glass Association. The group issued a press release urging all citizens of the state to support the proposed legislation.
The bill is currently in the Business & Commerce committee.
"The Texas Glass Association takes consumers' safety seriously and supports SB 305," Stewart stated in the press release.
To sum it up though, for repair people, the requirements to do windshield repair would be:
1. Must be 18 or older
2. 8th grade education or higher
3. PAY
4. Pass an examination
5. Take and pass a manufacturers certification program
6. Complete at least 200 repairs
7. Oh yea, and also be a trainee under a licensed repair tech for no less than six months
Also, as it reads currently, there are no provisions for grandfathering in people who do not qualify, even if you're currently in business now
Again, if they can get this done in Texas, no state is safe.