§ 37:1366 — Duties of the board

§1366. Duties of the board
A.(1) The board shall adopt tests of qualification to be possessed by any persons
actually engaged in the alteration, installation, maintenance, or repair of plumbing in one-
and two-family dwellings and see that any person engaged in the duties of a residential
plumber limited shall possess a residential plumber limited license.
(2) The board shall adopt tests of qualification to be possessed by any persons
actually engaged in plumbing installation or plumbing work of any character, and see that
any person engaged in the duties of a journeyman plumber shall possess a journeyman
plumber's license.
B. The board shall adopt tests of qualification to be possessed by any persons
actually engaged in the art and business of a master plumber, and shall require any person
engaged in the duties of a master plumber to possess a master plumber's license.
C. The board shall recognize the system of qualification or registration of apprentices
as administered by joint and nonjoint apprenticeship committees approved by the director
of apprenticeship and nonregistered apprentices in the employ of an employing entity.
D. The board shall have the power to make such reasonable regulations as it may
deem desirable in the performance of its functions and enforcement of the provisions of this
Chapter.
E. The board shall meet at a minimum annually during the month of August at the
time and place designated by the president of the board and the members and the advisory
committee shall be so notified.
F. No special meeting shall be called without notifying each board member and each
member of the advisory committee in writing ten days in advance.
G. The board shall adopt tests of qualifications to be possessed by any person
engaged in the work of installing piping used solely to transport gases for medical purposes
and require any such person engaged in such work to possess a license issued by the board.
H. The board shall adopt tests of qualifications to be possessed by journeyman or
master plumbers, licensed by the board, who seek an endorsement to their journeyman or
master plumber license authorizing them to engage in the work or business of water supply
protection specialists.
I. The board may establish and determine by rule minimum requirements relative to
continuing professional development for the renewal or reinstatement of any license or
special endorsement issued by the board.
J.(1) It is the duty of the board to assure that gas fitting work is performed by persons
who have proven knowledge of and skill in the gas fitting trade.
(2) The board shall adopt tests of qualifications to be possessed by any persons
actually engaged in gas fitting work and shall require that any person performing work as a
gas fitter or master gas fitter shall possess a license issued by the board.
(3) The board shall adopt rules and regulations waiving any examination
requirements imposed on persons performing gas fitting work who satisfy the performance
conditions described in R.S. 37:2156.1(M) prior to July 1, 2016.
(4) For all other purposes of regulation, testing, and licensing pursuant to the
provisions of this Chapter, the regulation, testing, and licensing of gas fitters by the board
shall be subject to the same requirements and treated in the same manner as the regulation,
testing, and licensing of plumbers.
K. Not later than January 1, 2017, the board shall establish and maintain a registry
of all apprentice plumbers employed in Louisiana and shall issue a certificate to all
registrants.
L. The board shall assist the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical
Colleges in developing training, program, and course requirements that will prepare
individuals to meet the qualifications established by the board for a residential plumber
limited license.

Legislative History

Acts 1964, No. 498, §1; Acts 1968, No. 298, §1; Acts 1990, No. 752, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 824, §1; Acts 1999, No. 956, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2016, No. 297, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 515, §1; Acts 2023, No. 152, §1; Acts 2024, No. 721, §1; Acts 2025, No. 438, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.