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1	1	89R16198 GP-D
2	2	By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 4510
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to first responder broadband network services used by
10	10	first responders.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by
13	13	adding Subchapter N-1 to read as follows:
14	14	SUBCHAPTER N-1. FIRST RESPONDER BROADBAND NETWORK SERVICE
15	15	Sec. 411.411. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
16	16	(1) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by
17	17	Section 161.0001, Health and Safety Code.
18	18	(2) "First responder broadband network service" means
19	19	a dedicated wireless broadband communications network specifically
20	20	designed for use by first responders.
21	21	Sec. 411.412. SELECTION OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR DEPARTMENT
22	22	FIRST RESPONDERS. (a) The department shall select and procure from
23	23	a provider a first responder broadband network service for use by
24	24	first responders who are department employees. The first responder
25	25	broadband network service selected by the department for department
26	26	employees must have service availability in all areas of the state.
27	27	(b) In the event that a department employee is terminated by
28	28	or otherwise separates from employment with the department, the
29	29	department shall inform the first responder broadband network
30	30	service provider of that fact and require the provider to cancel
31	31	that employee's access to the service.
32	32	Sec. 411.413. ASSISTANCE TO OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS. (a)
33	33	The department may assist first responders who are not department
34	34	employees to select and secure a first responder broadband network
35	35	service or to renew a first responder broadband network service
36	36	previously secured by the first responders.
37	37	(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), the department shall
38	38	maintain a database that lists the first responder broadband
39	39	network service providers in this state. The database must include
40	40	information that demonstrates the service area of each provider, as
41	41	well as the average broadband network service availability of the
42	42	system offered by the provider at each location within the
43	43	provider's service area.
44	44	Sec. 411.414. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 of
45	45	each year, the department shall prepare and submit to the
46	46	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
47	47	and each other member of the legislature an annual report that
48	48	includes:
49	49	(1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of first
50	50	responder broadband network services, the total cost of these
51	51	services to the state, and the current method of paying those costs;
52	52	(2) data on the outcomes, including failures and
53	53	successes, of first responder broadband network services during
54	54	natural disasters, mass shootings, bombings, and other
55	55	circumstances that require use of the first responder broadband
56	56	network services;
57	57	(3) data on use of first responder broadband network
58	58	services, including the name of the provider of the service and the
59	59	number of first responders using the service offered by each
60	60	provider; and
61	61	(4) recommendations for improving emergency and first
62	62	responder communication operability and interoperability and
63	63	enhancing resource capabilities.
64	64	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.