86R5741 SRA-D
By: Bell of Montgomery, Lambert, H.B. No. 1090
Bell of Kaufman
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of first responder.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 421.095(1), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(1) "First responder" means a public safety employee
or volunteer whose duties include responding rapidly to an
emergency. The term includes:
(A) a peace officer whose duties include
responding rapidly to an emergency;
(B) fire protection personnel under Section
419.021;
(C) a volunteer firefighter who is:
(i) certified by the Texas Commission on
Fire Protection or by the State Firemen's and Fire Marshalls'
Association of Texas; or
(ii) a member of an organized volunteer
fire-fighting unit as described by Section 615.003; [and]
(D) an individual certified as emergency medical
services personnel by the Department of State Health Services;
(E) an emergency response operator or emergency
services dispatcher who provides communication support services
for an agency by responding to requests for assistance in
emergencies; and
(F) other emergency response personnel employed
by an agency.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.