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| 1 | + | 86R2543 JCG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1294 | |
| 3 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1294: | |
| 4 | - | By: Huberty C.S.H.B. No. 1294 | |
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| 7 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 7 | relating to requiring certain persons to receive emergency | |
| 10 | 8 | management training. | |
| 11 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | - | SECTION 1. Section 418.005, Government Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | - | amending Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) and adding Subsection | |
| 14 | - | (a-1) to read as follows: | |
| 10 | + | SECTION 1. Sections 418.005(a), (b), (c), and (e), | |
| 11 | + | Government Code, are amended to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 12 | (a) This section applies only to an officer, employee, or | |
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| 17 | - | ||
| 13 | + | volunteer [elected law enforcement officer or county judge, or an | |
| 14 | + | appointed public officer] of the state or of a political | |
| 18 | 15 | subdivision[,] who has management or supervisory responsibilities | |
| 19 | 16 | and: | |
| 20 | 17 | (1) whose position description, job duties, or | |
| 21 | 18 | assignment includes emergency management responsibilities; or | |
| 22 | 19 | (2) who plays a role in emergency preparedness, | |
| 23 | 20 | response, or recovery. | |
| 24 | - | (a-1) For purposes of this section, a person is considered a | |
| 25 | - | paid volunteer only if the person performs duties at an executive or | |
| 26 | - | high-ranking management level. | |
| 27 | 21 | (b) Each person described by Subsection (a) shall complete a | |
| 28 | 22 | course of training provided or approved by the division of not less | |
| 29 | 23 | than three hours regarding the responsibilities of state and local | |
| 30 | 24 | governments under this chapter not later than the 180th day after | |
| 31 | 25 | the date the person: | |
| 32 | 26 | (1) takes the oath of office, if the person is required | |
| 33 | 27 | to take an oath of office to assume the person's duties as a public | |
| 34 | 28 | officer; or | |
| 35 | 29 | (2) otherwise assumes responsibilities with the state | |
| 36 | 30 | or a political subdivision [as a public officer], if the person is | |
| 37 | 31 | not required to take an oath of office to assume the person's | |
| 38 | 32 | duties. | |
| 39 | 33 | (c) The division shall develop and provide a training course | |
| 40 | 34 | related to the emergency management responsibilities of | |
| 41 | - | state-level officers, employees, and | |
| 35 | + | state-level officers, employees, and volunteers and a training | |
| 42 | 36 | course related to the emergency management responsibilities of | |
| 43 | - | officers, employees, and | |
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| 45 | - | ||
| 37 | + | officers, employees, and volunteers of political subdivisions. The | |
| 38 | + | division shall ensure that the training courses satisfy the | |
| 39 | + | requirements of Subsection (b). | |
| 46 | 40 | (e) The division or other entity providing the training | |
| 47 | 41 | shall provide a certificate of course completion to a person | |
| 48 | 42 | [public officers] who completes [complete] the training required by | |
| 49 | 43 | this section. A person [public officer] who completes the training | |
| 50 | 44 | required by this section shall maintain and make available for | |
| 51 | 45 | public inspection the record of the person's [public officer's] | |
| 52 | 46 | completion of the training. | |
| 53 | 47 | SECTION 2. Not later than March 1, 2020, each person who is | |
| 54 | 48 | required to complete a course of training under Section 418.005, | |
| 55 | 49 | Government Code, as amended by this Act, must complete the | |
| 56 | 50 | training. | |
| 57 | 51 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |