| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 1845 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of |
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| 6 | 6 | | wastewater systems and public water systems. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 37, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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| 9 | 9 | | Section 37.0045 to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | Sec. 37.0045. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN LICENSES. (a) |
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| 11 | 11 | | This section applies only to a Class D license for wastewater |
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| 12 | 12 | | operators or public water system operators. |
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| 13 | 13 | | (b) In adopting educational attainment standards associated |
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| 14 | 14 | | with the issuance of a license, the commission by rule shall |
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| 15 | 15 | | establish a provisional certification program by which a person who |
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| 16 | 16 | | does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as |
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| 17 | 17 | | a provisional operator if the person: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) has completed all commission-required training |
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| 19 | 19 | | associated with the license; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) has passed any commission-required examinations |
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| 21 | 21 | | associated with the license; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (3) acts under the direct supervision of a license |
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| 23 | 23 | | holder. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 25 | 25 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 27 | 27 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1845 was passed by the House on April |
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| 28 | 28 | | 14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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| 29 | 29 | | voting. |
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| 30 | 30 | | ______________________________ |
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| 31 | 31 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 32 | 32 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1845 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 33 | 33 | | 10, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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| 34 | 34 | | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 36 | 36 | | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Date |
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| 38 | 38 | | _____________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Governor |
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