85R8680 DMS-D     By: Price H.B. No. 1573       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 by rule shall establish training standards for   certified water loss auditors for the purposes of this section. A   certified water loss auditor must demonstrate comprehensive   knowledge of water utility systems and terminology and any tools   available for analyzing audit results.  The board may, in creating   training standards, consider other organizations' programs.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.