Bill Text: TX HB1845 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of wastewater systems and public water systems.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB1845 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1845-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of wastewater systems and public water systems.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB1845 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1845-Comm_Sub.html
88R8752 MP-D | ||
By: Metcalf, et al. | H.B. No. 1845 |
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relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of | ||
wastewater systems and public water systems. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 37, Water Code, is amended by adding | ||
Section 37.0045 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 37.0045. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN LICENSES. (a) | ||
This section applies only to a Class D license for wastewater | ||
operators or public water system operators. | ||
(b) In adopting educational attainment standards associated | ||
with the issuance of a license, the commission by rule shall | ||
establish a provisional certification program by which a person who | ||
does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as | ||
a provisional operator if the person: | ||
(1) has completed all commission-required training | ||
associated with the license; | ||
(2) has passed any commission-required examinations | ||
associated with the license; and | ||
(3) acts under the direct supervision of a license | ||
holder. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |