| Last Action | 04/18/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 206) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to water and wastewater systems. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 206
Current/Final Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 860 |
| Sponsor | B. McCool |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Creates a combined Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators; provides for board duties and membership; requires that on or before December 31, 2024, the board, in conjunction with the Drinking Water Advisory Workgroup and the Clean Water Advisory Workgroup, make recommendations for the establishment of a voluntary certification program for supervisors of certified operators of water or sewage treatment plant systems; requires that the recommendations include suggestions for the establishment of a voluntary shared services certification program for supervisors or certified operators of combined water or sewage treatment plants or systems and suggestions for the establishment of a program or strategy for recruiting applicants to work in the operation of water treatment plants or distribution systems who are not currently participating in apprenticeships or certification programs administered by the cabinet; amends KRS 223.160, 223.170, 223.200, 223.210, and 224.73-110 to conform; provides for the staggering of the terms of initial appointments to the Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators; and provides for the transfer of documents and the continuity of actions from the Kentucky Board of Certification of Wastewater System Operators and the Kentucky Board of Certification of Water Treatment and Distribution System Operators to the Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators. |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 223.170 to require the board of certification for water treatment and distribution system operators to submit to the Energy and Environment Cabinet on or before December 31, 2024, recommendations for the establishment of a voluntary certification program for supervisors of certified operators in primary responsible charge of water treatment plants or distribution systems as well as recommendations for the establishment of a program or strategy for recruiting applicants to work in the operation of water treatment plants or distribution systems who are not currently participating in apprenticeships or certification programs administered by the cabinet; amend KRS 224.73-110 to require the Kentucky Board of Certification of Wastewater System Operators to submit to the Energy and Environment Cabinet on or before December 31, 2024, recommendations for the establishment of a voluntary certification program for supervisors of certified operators in primary responsible charge of public or private sewage systems as well as recommendations for the establishment of a program or strategy for recruiting applicants to work in the operation of public or private sewage systems who are not currently participating in apprenticeships or certification programs administered by the cabinet. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Environment and Conservation - Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Boards, certifications and recruitment, recommendations Occupations and Professions - Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Boards, certifications and recruitment, recommendations Public Utilities - Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Boards, certifications and recruitment, recommendations Sewer Systems - Wastewater Operator Certification Board, supervisor certification, recruitment, recommendations Water Supply - Water Treatment Operator Certification Board, supervisor certification, recruitment, recommendations Boards and Commissions - Wastewater Operator Certification Board, supervisor certification, recruitment, recommendations Boards and Commissions - Water Treatment Operator Certification Board, supervisor certification, recruitment, recommendations |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| 04/18/24 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Delete original provisions; create a combined Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators; provide for board duties and membership; require that on or before December 31, 2024, the board, in conjunction with the Drinking Water Advisory Workgroup and the Clean Water Advisory Workgroup, make recommendations for the establishment of a voluntary certification program for supervisors of certified operators of water or sewage treatment plants systems; require that the recommendations also include suggestions for the establishment of a voluntary shared services certification program for supervisors or certified operators of combined water or sewage treatment plants or systems and suggestions for the establishment of a program or strategy for recruiting applicants to work in the operation of water treatment plants or distribution systems who are not currently participating in apprenticeships or certification programs administered by the cabinet; amend KRS 223.160, 223.170, 223.200, 223.210, and 224.73-110 to conform; provide for the staggering of the terms of initial appointments to the Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators; provide for the transfer of documents and the continuity of actions from the Kentucky Board of Certification of Wastewater System Operators and the Kentucky Board of Certification of Water Treatment and Distribution System Operators to the Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators. |
| Index Headings |
Environment and Conservation - Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators, establishment Occupations and Professions - Water and wastewater operators, certifications and recruitment, recommendations Public Utilities - Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Boards, merger Sewer Systems - Wastewater operators, certifications, recruitment, recommendations Water Supply - Water treatment operators, certifications, recruitment, recommendations Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators, establishment Boards and Commissions - Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Boards, merger |
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