By: Callegari, Creighton (Senate Sponsor - Hegar) H.B. No. 965
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2011;
April 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on
Natural Resources; May 4, 2011, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 4, 2011, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to continuing education requirements for persons holding
licenses issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.008, Water Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(c) The commission may recognize, prepare, or administer
continuing education programs for license holders, including
continuing education programs made available through the Internet.
(d) The commission by rule shall provide a method for a
person who holds a license prescribed by Section 26.0301 of this
code or Section 341.033 or 341.034, Health and Safety Code, to
certify at the time the license is renewed that the license holder
has complied with the commission's continuing education
requirements.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2011, the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt rules implementing
Section 37.008(d), Water Code, as added by this Act. The rules must
provide a method by which the holder of a Class A or Class B public
water system operator or domestic wastewater treatment facility
operator license may certify the holder's compliance with
continuing education requirements.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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