H.B. No. 1845
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1845 was passed by the House on April
  14, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 3, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1845 was passed by the Senate on May
  10, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
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            _____________________
                   Governor