89R11974 EAS-D
By: LaHood H.B. No. 3246
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a resilience training program for first responders and
active duty military personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 56. RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL
Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Active duty military personnel" means an active
duty member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve
component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Texas
National Guard.
(2) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by
Section 421.095, Government Code.
Sec. 56.002. RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) The
commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military
Department shall jointly develop and implement a cognitive health
resilience training program to assist first responders and active
duty military personnel in effectively transitioning from service
in this state to daily life.
(b) The commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the
Texas Military Department shall ensure the training program is made
available to first responders and active duty military personnel in
person and electronically on the commission's Internet website.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission, the
Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department
shall jointly develop and implement the resilience training program
required by Chapter 56, Health and Safety Code, as added by this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.