H.B. No. 1573         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.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1573 was passed by the House on May 4,   2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1573 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor