IF YOU HAVE CONNECTED TWO OR MORE WIRES SINCE 2003 AND ARE NOT A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN, YOU MAY BE BREAKING THE LAW.

THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS BEEN HOLDING HEARINGS ABOUT THE POOL BUSINESS, CONCERNING REGULATIONS, LICENSES, INSURANCE, ETC.

IF YOU DON’T WANT A POLITICIAN OR A BUREAUCRAT WHO KNOWS NOTHING OF OUR BUSINESS TO DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR YOUR LIVELIHOOD, BE AT 7427 DOGWOOD PARK, RICHLAND HILLS ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 9, 2008 AT 5 PM. TO HEAR WILL AINSWORTH TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

IF YOU THINK FOR A MOMENT THAT AUSTIN HAS OUR BEST INTEREST IN MIND, THINK AGAIN!

This APEC meeting is open to all Swimming Pool and Spa Industry professionals. We want APEC to represent all parts of our industry.

We need your opinions, your input and your involvement. Please don’t leave the success of your business to the mercy of the unknown.

In 2007 there were 34 bills filed with the Texas House and Senate that could have hurt YOUR business. APEC was in Austin to help educate our representatives about the realistic effects of the proposed bills. APEC is not opposing all legislation- we only need legislation that makes sense to the homeowner, pool operator, and the pool industry. Foolish regulations don’t help any of us. APEC is a grass roots organization organized by people in the pool industry that care about our industry. We need you to be involved.

For the next legislative session, we know that there will be at least 4 primary concerns for our state government:

1. Licensing

2. Fencing and alarms

3. Energy efficiency

4. New Commercial Pool Regulations

For these issues, we as an industry need to have a coherent plan by the beginning of 2008 for the 2009 legislature. APEC has hired a firm to act as a lobbyist for the Pool and Spa Industry.

We need your input and support to help to guide APEC through this next session. We want your ideas, questions and concerns. It appears that Licensing is possibly the biggest concern for most people in the swimming pool industry in Texas. We need your suggestions about the legislation and the licensing proposals that APEC may possibly present to the next session.

APEC Legislation Workshop

What if, every Pool Service company in Texas had to hire a licensed electrician to replace a pump or motor (like they did in Arkansas?)

How much money would you lose?

What if , a new state licensing bill were passed that required every builder and service company to pay a $3000 licensing fee with no enforcement or other required qualifications? Do you need a $3000.00 “tax”?

What if, every new pool built had to add an additional $10,000 in costs for additional fencing and alarms? Would you lose that much income on each pool?

What if, 10% of the pools to be built were not built because the homeowner did not want to add ineffective but costly required features?

What if, 20% of existing backyard pools were filled in when the house was sold, because it was too difficult or too costly to make the required (but ineffective) changes to the pool?

How much would it cost your business- Retail- Service- Builder?

Support APEC- Today!