Tex. Water Code § 37.0045
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 37.0045, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 37.0045. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN LICENSES.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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