88R8752 MP-D
 
  By: Metcalf H.B. No. 1845
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  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.