H.B. No. 786
AN ACT
relating to required cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for
telecommunicators.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.3071, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The training required by Subsection (a)(2) must
include telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training
that:
(1) uses the most current nationally recognized
emergency cardiovascular care guidelines;
(2) incorporates recognition protocols for
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; and
(3) provides information on best practices for
relaying compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation
instructions to callers.
SECTION 2. Section 1701.352(i), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(i) A state agency, county, special district, or
municipality that appoints or employs a telecommunicator shall
provide training to the telecommunicator of not less than 20 hours
during each 24-month period of employment that includes:
(1) telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation as
described by Section 1701.3071(a-1); and
(2) other [. The training must be approved by the
commission and consist of] topics selected by the commission and
the employing entity.
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt
rules necessary to implement Section 1701.3071(a-1), Occupations
Code, as added by this Act, and Section 1701.352(i), Occupations
Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 786 was passed by the House on April
13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 786 was passed by the Senate on April
29, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor