The Continuing Education requirements set by the State Plumbing Board will go into effect for your 2009 license renewal. So what does this mean? All Louisiana Journeymen and Master Plumbers wishing to renew their plumbing license for 2009 must first complete the required continuing education requirements. Journeymen must complete 4 hours and Master Plumbers must complete 6 hours in order to renew their license in 2009. As a course provider for the State Plumbing Board, the Louisiana Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (LAPHCC) is working hard to bring Continuing Education classes to many locations across the state during 2008.
If you are a Master Plumber or Journeyman who has already attended a Continuing Education program hosted by LAPHCC in 2005, 2006, or 2007, then you have already met your requirements for 2008. You will NOT have to attend class in 2008, but please make sure that you still have your Certificate of Attendance, which you will need to turn in to the State Plumbing Board when renewing your 2009 license.
LAPHCC
P.O. Box 82531
Baton Rouge, LA 70884
or fax it to: (225) 767-7648
Please contact Heather Gremillion at (225) 767-7640 or heather@tatmangroup.com if you have any questions.
Course topics for 2008 Continuing Education classes are:
Please note: You will not be required to take a test. There is no exam involved with the Continuing Education program.
If you are interested in teaching Continuing Education courses, please click here to download an application and fax or mail it to:
LAPHCC
PO Box 82531
Baton Rouge, LA 70884
Fax: (225) 767-7648
Contact the LAPHCC office at 225-767-7640 or email heather@tatmangroup.com if you have any questions.
All course instructors must hold a Master Plumber License or Journeyman Plumber License.
For Immediate Release: May 17, 2007
For More Information:
Charlotte R. Perham perham@naphcc.org
Banding with several hundred other Louisiana plumbing contractors and union members wearing bright green shirts that said “Vote No to HB 601,” the Louisiana Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC) stormed the state Capitol yesterday to successfully defeat legislation that would have reduced licensing standards to meet a demand for post-hurricane workers.
The PHCC worked with United Association and Mechanical Contractors Association of America to fight House Bill 601, which would have changed Louisiana’s plumbing code to lessen requirements to obtain a master plumber’s license. The bill, supported by general contractors and homebuilders, would have shifted oversight duties from the Louisiana Plumbing Board to the state Licensing Board for Contractors. It also would have adopted the International Plumbing Code as the State Sanitary and State Plumbing Code. It failed on a 14-4 vote.
“This bill would have lessened the skill level of the master plumber and journeyman, and would have been a giant step back to the way Louisiana was in the early ‘20s, when there were bad sanitary conditions and diseases,” said PHCC—National Association President-elect Jim Finley, who is chairman of the Louisiana Plumbing Board. “The general contractors said the bill would ‘provide more boots on the ground with plumbers in them,’ but professional plumbers don’t want just anyone filling those boots.”
Regarding the bill’s proposal to transfer plumbing oversight from the state Plumbing Board, Finley said: “This was like a hostile takeover of a company. The state Licensing Board for Contractors is governed by general contractors, not plumbers—there are no plumbers represented at all on that board."
HB 601 was proposed by Rep. Diane Winston about a month and a half ago. Since then, the coalition of p-h-c contractors has been writing letters and e-mails opposing the bill. The grassroots efforts culminated at the three-hour House of Representatives’ Commerce Committee hearing May 16.
“We sent so many e-mails over the past month that during the hearing one legislator asked us not to send anymore,” Finley said. “I have never seen a turnout like this before. It was a great joint effort by PHCC, MCAA and the UA.”
The LAPHCC works to benefit the P-H-C Industry. Your membership will help the organization continue working on issues of major interest and importance to P-H-C Contractors in the state.
As a member of LAPHCC you are automatically a member of the National Association. With this dual membership you have available to you information on such things as: Skilled labor, Apprenticeship, Technical and HVAC Information, Continuing Education Credits, Business Management, as well as Recordkeeping and Advertising.
LAPHCC holds its Annual Convention and Trade Show in the summer. This is an excellent opportunity for you to see the latest in P-H-C technology, as well as network with your local contractors.
The LAPHCC is working hard to be a significant force in our industry. We are currently working on a Continuing Education program and an Apprenticeship Program, both of which will bring added membership incentives and create a more well-trained workforce. Recently, LAPHCC has provided some great educational opportunities and members have been heavily engaged with legislative matters. LAPHCC is also partnering with the Gulf Force Development Initiative to connect skilled labor with our members.
Click here for information on how you can find skilled workers to fulfill your contracts and grow your business.
The LAPHCC is dedicated to the promotion, advancement, education and training of the plumbing industry for the protection of the environment, and the health, safety and comfort of society.
