(a) Experience and education. An appointed qualified inspector must display demonstrable experience and education related to windstorm design.
(b) Appointed qualified inspector application. To apply for appointment as a qualified inspector, an applicant must provide TDI with:
  (1) the applicant's name and contact information;
  (2) the applicant's Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors registration number;
  (3) a summary of the applicant's education and experience related to windstorm design; and
  (4) a statement addressing whether the applicant has attended an orientation program as described in subsection (d) of this section.
(c) Form AQI-1. TDI will make available the Qualified Inspector Appointment Application Form, Form AQI-1, on which applicants can provide the information required by subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Orientation program. Within the 180-day period immediately preceding the date TDI receives the application, an applicant must have attended or viewed a TDI-sponsored orientation program on TDI procedures and rules relating to windstorm and hail inspections.

Source Note: The provisions of this §5.4609 adopted to be effective January 18, 2017, 42 TexReg 66; amended to be effective October 19, 2020, 45 TexReg 7425