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1	1	By: Hegar, Schwertner S.B. No. 1904
2	2	(In the Senate - Filed April 18, 2013; April 18, 2013, read
3	3	first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs,
4	4	and Homeland Security; April 25, 2013, reported adversely, with
5	5	favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 3,
6	6	Nays 1, 1 present not voting; April 25, 2013, sent to printer.)
7	7	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1904 By: Hegar
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10	10	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
11	11	AN ACT
12	12	relating to the administration of the Texas Commission on Fire
13	13	Protection.
14	14	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	15	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 419, Government Code, is
16	16	amended by adding Section 419.0021 to read as follows:
17	17	Sec. 419.0021. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT. (a) The
18	18	commission is administratively attached to the Texas A&M
19	19	Engineering Extension Service.
20	20	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Texas A&M
21	21	Engineering Extension Service shall:
22	22	(1) provide administrative assistance and services to
23	23	the commission, including budget planning and purchasing;
24	24	(2) accept, deposit, and disburse money made available
25	25	to the commission; and
26	26	(3) direct the commission in performing the
27	27	commission's duties assigned by this chapter in a manner that
28	28	reduces certification costs, reduces administrative costs, and
29	29	increases fire fighter access to training, certification, and
30	30	educational resources.
31	31	SECTION 2. (a) Not later than September 1, 2013, the Texas
32	32	A&M Engineering Extension Service shall begin a comprehensive
33	33	review of the duties of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and
34	34	prepare a report to the legislature detailing a process for
35	35	transferring the functions of the commission to the Texas A&M
36	36	Engineering Extension Service or other appropriate agency.
37	37	(b) The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service shall form a
38	38	committee of stakeholders to assist in the development of the
39	39	report required by Subsection (a) of this section.
40	40	(c) The report required under Subsection (a) of this section
41	41	must:
42	42	(1) identify the essential personnel of the Texas
43	43	Commission on Fire Protection;
44	44	(2) include a timetable for any necessary or advisable
45	45	movement of the physical location of employees or property;
46	46	(3) include an inventory of all equipment and other
47	47	property under the control of the Texas Commission on Fire
48	48	Protection; and
49	49	(4) provide for any unspent appropriations of the
50	50	Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
51	51	(d) The report required by Subsection (a) of this section
52	52	shall be delivered to the legislature not later than September 1,
53	53	2014.
54	54	SECTION 3. Effective September 1, 2013, the powers and
55	55	duties of the executive director of the Texas Commission on Fire
56	56	Protection shall be assumed by the director of the Texas A&M
57	57	Engineering Extension Service--Emergency Services Training
58	58	Institute.
59	59	SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
60	60	Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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