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| 1 | 1 | By: Springer H.B. No. 3221 | |
| 2 | 2 | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3221: | |
| 3 | 3 | By: Dutton C.S.H.B. No. 3221 | |
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| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to training regarding fire safety inspections required by | |
| 9 | 9 | law. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 419.909(a), Government Code, is amended | |
| 12 | 12 | to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (a) Only an individual certified by the commission as a | |
| 14 | 14 | fire inspector may conduct a fire safety inspection required by | |
| 15 | 15 | a state or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance. The | |
| 16 | 16 | following entities may provide training related to fire safety | |
| 17 | 17 | inspections: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) the commi | |
| 19 | 19 | ssion; | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' | |
| 21 | 21 | Association of Texas; | |
| 22 | 22 | (3) the National Fire Protection Association; | |
| 23 | 23 | (4) a public junior college; | |
| 24 | 24 | (5) a regional fire academy; or | |
| 25 | 25 | (6) any state agency with authority over fire safety | |
| 26 | 26 | inspections. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 28 | 28 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 29 | 29 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 30 | 30 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 31 | 31 | Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |