By: Hegar, Schwertner S.B. No. 1904
(In the Senate - Filed April 18, 2013; April 18, 2013, read
first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs,
and Homeland Security; April 25, 2013, reported adversely, with
favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 3,
Nays 1, 1 present not voting; April 25, 2013, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1904 By: Hegar
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration of the Texas Commission on Fire
Protection.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 419, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 419.0021 to read as follows:
Sec. 419.0021. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT. (a) The
commission is administratively attached to the Texas A&M
Engineering Extension Service.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Texas A&M
Engineering Extension Service shall:
(1) provide administrative assistance and services to
the commission, including budget planning and purchasing;
(2) accept, deposit, and disburse money made available
to the commission; and
(3) direct the commission in performing the
commission's duties assigned by this chapter in a manner that
reduces certification costs, reduces administrative costs, and
increases fire fighter access to training, certification, and
educational resources.
SECTION 2. (a) Not later than September 1, 2013, the Texas
A&M Engineering Extension Service shall begin a comprehensive
review of the duties of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and
prepare a report to the legislature detailing a process for
transferring the functions of the commission to the Texas A&M
Engineering Extension Service or other appropriate agency.
(b) The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service shall form a
committee of stakeholders to assist in the development of the
report required by Subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The report required under Subsection (a) of this section
must:
(1) identify the essential personnel of the Texas
Commission on Fire Protection;
(2) include a timetable for any necessary or advisable
movement of the physical location of employees or property;
(3) include an inventory of all equipment and other
property under the control of the Texas Commission on Fire
Protection; and
(4) provide for any unspent appropriations of the
Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
(d) The report required by Subsection (a) of this section
shall be delivered to the legislature not later than September 1,
2014.
SECTION 3. Effective September 1, 2013, the powers and
duties of the executive director of the Texas Commission on Fire
Protection shall be assumed by the director of the Texas A&M
Engineering Extension Service--Emergency Services Training
Institute.
SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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