[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5427 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5427
To modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician
schools, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 12, 2019
Mr. Young (for himself and Mrs. Bustos) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
To modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician
schools, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Aviation Regulations for
Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. NEW REGULATIONS REQUIRED.
(a) Interim Final Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration (in this Act referred to as the
``Administrator'') shall issue interim final regulations to establish
requirements for issuing aviation maintenance technician school
certificates and associated ratings and the general operating rules for
the holders of those certificates and ratings in accordance with the
requirements of this Act.
(b) Repeal of Current Regulations.--Upon the effective date of the
interim final regulations required under subsection (a), part 147 of
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act) and any regulations issued under section 624 of
the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254) shall have no
force or effect on or after the effective date of such interim final
regulations.
SEC. 3. AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
No person may operate an aviation maintenance technician school
without, or in violation of, an aviation maintenance technician school
certificate and the operations specifications issued under the interim
final regulations required under section 2(a).
SEC. 4. CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Application Requirements.--An application for a certificate to
operate an aviation maintenance technician school shall include the
following:
(1) A description of the facilities, including the physical
address of the certificate holder's primary location for
operation of the school, any additional fixed locations where
training will be provided, and the equipment and materials to
be used at each location.
(2) A description of the manner in which the school's
curriculum will ensure students are capable of attaining a
mechanic certificate and associated ratings under subpart D of
part 65 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
successor regulation).
(3) A description of the manner in which the school will
ensure it provides the necessary qualified personnel to meet
the requirements of section 5(d).
(b) Change Applications.--An application for an additional rating
or amended certificate shall include only the information necessary to
substantiate the reason for the requested additional rating or change.
(c) Duration of Certificate.--An aviation maintenance technician
school certificate issued under the interim final regulations required
under section 2(a) shall be effective from the date of issue until the
certificate is surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
(d) Certificate Ratings.--An aviation maintenance technician school
certificate issued under the interim final regulations required under
section 2(a) shall specify which of the 1 or more following ratings
apply to the aviation maintenance technician school:
(1) Airframe.
(2) Powerplant.
(3) Airframe and Powerplant.
SEC. 5. OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Facilities, Equipment, and Material Requirements.--Each
aviation maintenance technician school shall provide and maintain the
facilities, equipment, and materials that are appropriate to the 1 or
more ratings held by the school and the number of students taught.
(b) Training Provided at Another Location.--An aviation maintenance
technician school may provide training at any additional location that
meets the requirements of the interim final regulations required under
section 2(a) and is listed in the certificate holder's operations
specifications.
(c) Curriculum Requirements.--Each aviation maintenance technician
school shall establish and maintain curriculum designed to continually
align with mechanic testing standards and ensure students are eligible
for a mechanic certificate and associated ratings under subpart D of
part 65 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor
regulation).
(d) Instructor Requirements.--Each aviation maintenance technician
school shall--
(1) provide qualified personnel to teach in a manner that
ensures positive educational outcomes are achieved; and
(2) ensure instructors hold a mechanic certificate with 1
or more appropriate ratings (or, with respect to instructors
who are not certified mechanics, are otherwise specifically
qualified to teach their assigned content).
SEC. 6. QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM.
(a) Accreditation.--Each aviation maintenance technician school
shall--
(1) be accredited as meeting the definition of an
institution of higher education provided for in section 101 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); or
(2) establish and maintain a quality control system that
meets the requirements specified in subsection (b) and is
approved by the Administrator.
(b) FAA-Approved System Requirements.--The Administrator shall
approve a quality control system that provides procedures for
recordkeeping, assessment, issuing credit for experience, issuing of
final course grades, ensuring sufficient number of instructors,
granting of graduation documentation, and corrective action for
addressing deficiencies.
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Minimum Passage Rate.--An aviation maintenance technician
school shall maintain a pass rate of at least 70 percent of students
that take the written, oral, or practical (or any combination thereof)
Federal Aviation Administration mechanic tests within 60 days of
graduation for the most recent 3-year period.
(b) FAA Inspection.--An aviation maintenance technician school
shall allow the Administrator such access as the Administrator
determines necessary to inspect the 1 or more locations of the school
for purposes of determining the school's compliance with the interim
final regulations required under section 2(a) and the aviation
maintenance technician school certificate issued for the school.
(c) Early Testing.--An aviation maintenance technician school may
issue authenticated documentation demonstrating a student's
satisfactory progress, completion of corresponding portions of the
curriculum, and preparedness to take the aviation mechanic written
general knowledge test, even if the student has not met the experience
requirements of section 65.77 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(or any successor regulation). Any such documentation shall specify the
curriculum the student completed and the completion date.
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