81R5415 JSC-D
By: Bonnen H.B. No. 1340
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an exemption from Texas Commission on Fire Protection
training requirements for certain aircraft fire fighting and rescue
fire protection personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 419.038, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(a) The commission shall adopt requirements for
certification of aircraft fire fighting and rescue fire protection
personnel. A person may not be appointed to an aircraft fire
fighting and rescue fire protection personnel position, except on a
probationary basis, unless the person:
(1) has completed the training prescribed by the
commission; or
(2) meets the requirements of Subsection (d).
(d) A person is considered to have satisfied the training
requirements of this section and may be appointed to an aircraft
fire fighting and rescue fire protection personnel position if the
person is employed at an airport that:
(1) is classified as a Class IV airport under 14 C.F.R.
Part 139; and
(2) holds an Airport Operating Certificate issued
under 14 C.F.R. Part 139.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to
aircraft fire fighting and rescue fire protection personnel
appointed under Section 419.038, Government Code, without regard to
whether the personnel were appointed on, before, or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.