By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2080
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirements of entities that receive state funds
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
Sec. 772.602. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1)"9-1-1 region" means the portion of a state planning
region established under Chapter 391, Local Government Code,
composed of counties and municipalities that on September 1, 2015,
exclusively received 9-1-1 system services provided by a 9-1-1
system operated through a regional planning commission.
(2) "Board" means the board of managers of a district.
(3) "District" means a regional emergency
communication district created under this subchapter.
(4) "Regional planning commission" means a commission
or council of governments created under Chapter 391, Local
Government Code, for a designated region.
SECTION 1. Chapter 772, Health and Safety Code, is amended
by amending Section 772.610 to read as follows:
Sec. 772.610. AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(4) A district who receives state funds shall have a
disaster plan in place on the occasion that a natural disaster
occurs.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.