Tex. Water Code § 17.994
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 17.994, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 17.994. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The board by order shall require an operating entity to undergo appropriate training if the board:
(1) determines that training is necessary under Section 17.992 or 17.993(a) or (b); or
(2) receives notice from the commission that the commission finds that training is necessary under Section 17.993.
(b) The board shall refer the operating entity to an appropriate individual, association, business organization, or governmental entity for training required by the order.
(c) The person providing the training shall conduct an assessment of the operating entity for which training is ordered, determine who needs training, and devise a training program to address the deficiencies identified in the assessment.
(d) The person providing the training shall present a proposed training program to the board for approval. If the training program is approved by the board, the person shall conduct the required training.
(e) On completion of the training, the person who provided the training shall issue a certificate of completion to the participants in the training and to the board.
(f) A political subdivision shall reimburse a participant in training for reasonable expenses incurred in completing the training.
(g) Not later than January 15 each year, each person who provides training under this section shall report to the board a list of political subdivisions for which the person provided training required under this section during the previous calendar year.
(1) determines that training is necessary under Section 17.992 or 17.993(a) or (b); or
(2) receives notice from the commission that the commission finds that training is necessary under Section 17.993.
(b) The board shall refer the operating entity to an appropriate individual, association, business organization, or governmental entity for training required by the order.
(c) The person providing the training shall conduct an assessment of the operating entity for which training is ordered, determine who needs training, and devise a training program to address the deficiencies identified in the assessment.
(d) The person providing the training shall present a proposed training program to the board for approval. If the training program is approved by the board, the person shall conduct the required training.
(e) On completion of the training, the person who provided the training shall issue a certificate of completion to the participants in the training and to the board.
(f) A political subdivision shall reimburse a participant in training for reasonable expenses incurred in completing the training.
(g) Not later than January 15 each year, each person who provides training under this section shall report to the board a list of political subdivisions for which the person provided training required under this section during the previous calendar year.
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