| 1 | 1 | | 89R11974 EAS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: LaHood H.B. No. 3246 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to a resilience training program for first responders and |
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| 10 | 10 | | active duty military personnel. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | CHAPTER 56. RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND |
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| 15 | 15 | | ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) "Active duty military personnel" means an active |
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| 18 | 18 | | duty member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve |
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| 19 | 19 | | component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Texas |
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| 20 | 20 | | National Guard. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by |
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| 22 | 22 | | Section 421.095, Government Code. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Sec. 56.002. RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) The |
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| 24 | 24 | | commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military |
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| 25 | 25 | | Department shall jointly develop and implement a cognitive health |
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| 26 | 26 | | resilience training program to assist first responders and active |
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| 27 | 27 | | duty military personnel in effectively transitioning from service |
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| 28 | 28 | | in this state to daily life. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b) The commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the |
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| 30 | 30 | | Texas Military Department shall ensure the training program is made |
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| 31 | 31 | | available to first responders and active duty military personnel in |
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| 32 | 32 | | person and electronically on the commission's Internet website. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 34 | 34 | | of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission, the |
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| 35 | 35 | | Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department |
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| 36 | 36 | | shall jointly develop and implement the resilience training program |
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| 37 | 37 | | required by Chapter 56, Health and Safety Code, as added by this |
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| 38 | 38 | | Act. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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