Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	H.B. No. 2305
	1	+	By: Morrison, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.B. No. 2305
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2019;
	3	+	April 24, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Water &
	4	+	Rural Affairs; May 13, 2019, reported favorably by the following
	5	+	vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 13, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to a work group on enhancing the training and
6	12		credentialing of emergency management personnel.
7	13		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	14		SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
9	15		(1) "Disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section
10	16		418.004, Government Code.
11	17		(2) "Emergency management director" and "emergency
12	18		management coordinator" mean the director and coordinator,
13	19		respectively, designated under Section 418.1015, Government Code.
14	20		(3) "Work group" means the work group established
15	21		under Section 2 of this Act.
16	22		SECTION 2. WORK GROUP. The Texas Division of Emergency
17	23		Management shall establish a work group of persons knowledgeable on
18	24		emergency management to study and develop a proposal for enhancing
19	25		the training and credentialing of emergency management directors,
20	26		emergency management coordinators, and other emergency management
21	27		personnel on the state or local level.
22	28		SECTION 3. STUDY AND PROPOSAL. (a) As part of the study and
23	29		proposal under Section 2 of this Act, the work group shall:
24	30		(1) assess the training and credentials necessary for
25	31		emergency management directors, emergency management coordinators,
26	32		and other emergency management personnel on the state or local
27	33		level to effectively oversee the response to and recovery from a
28	34		disaster, including reviewing current required training courses;
29	35		and
30	36		(2) consult with institutions of higher education, as
31	37		defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, on the development of
32	38		degree programs in emergency management in addition to the programs
33	39		that exist in this state on the effective date of this Act.
34	40		(b) In conducting the assessment required by Subsection
35	41		(a)(1) of this section, the work group shall consider:
36	42		(1) whether the differences in geography, population,
37	43		and critical infrastructure between emergency management
38	44		directors' or emergency management coordinators' jurisdictions
39	45		warrant different levels of training and credentialing;
40	46		(2) whether the legislature should enact laws
41	47		requiring an emergency management director or emergency management
42	48		coordinator to participate in emergency management training and
43	49		credentialing before overseeing the response to and recovery from a
44	50		disaster;
45	51		(3) whether to include in any training required under
46	52		Subdivision (2) of this subsection information on disaster finance,
47	53		damage assessment, disaster contracting, debris management, and
48	54		skills needed to participate in federal emergency management
49	55		programs;
50	56		(4) whether to implement incentives for emergency
51	57		management directors, emergency management coordinators, and any
52	58		other emergency management personnel to complete additional
53	59		training and continuing education; and
54	60		(5) proposals for paying the cost for training for
55	61		emergency management directors and emergency management
56	62		coordinators that is more rigorous than the training required by
57	63		law for the directors and coordinators on the effective date of this
58	64		Act.
59	65		(c) Not later than November 1, 2020, the work group shall
60	66		submit the proposal required under this section to:
61	67		(1) members of the legislature; and
62	68		(2) the governor.
63	69		SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. The work group is abolished and this
64	70		Act expires January 1, 2021.
65	71		SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
66	72		1, 2019.
67		-	______________________________ ______________________________
68		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
69		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2305 was passed by the House on April
70		-	11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
71		-	voting.
72		-	______________________________
73		-	Chief Clerk of the House
74		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2305 was passed by the Senate on May
75		-	22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
76		-	______________________________
77		-	Secretary of the Senate
78		-	APPROVED: _____________________
79		-	Date
80		-	_____________________
81		-	Governor
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