By: Price (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 1573          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;   May 5, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on   Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs; May 16, 2017, reported   favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 16, 2017,   sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to personnel requirements for water loss auditors.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 16.0121, Water Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (i) and (j) to read as follows:          (i)  The board by rule shall require the audits required by   Subsections (b) and (b-1) to be completed by a person trained to   conduct water loss auditing.          (j)  The board shall make training on water loss auditing   available without charge from the board's website.  The board may   provide training in person or by video or a functionally similar and   widely available medium. Training provided under this subsection   must include comprehensive knowledge of water utility systems and   terminology and any tools available for analyzing audit results.     In creating training materials, the board may consider other   organizations' training programs.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.     * * * * *