89R9062 GP-F
By: Leach H.B. No. 4685
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 419.029, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 419.029. TRAINING CURRICULUM. (a) The commission may
establish minimum curriculum requirements for preparatory,
in-service, and advanced courses and programs for a school operated
by or for this state or a local government specifically for training
fire protection personnel or recruits.
(b) The minimum curriculum requirements established by the
commission under Subsection (a) must require training on conducting
a fire safety inspection at a public or private school in accordance
with Section 419.909.
SECTION 2. Section 419.909, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-1) A fire safety inspection of a public or private
school, including an open-enrollment charter school, required by a
state or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance must include an
examination of:
(1) each automated external defibrillator, as defined
by Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code, on the school campus to
determine whether the defibrillator is fully functional, which must
include verifying that that defibrillator's pads and battery have
not expired and that the defibrillator's status indicator light
indicates that the device is ready for use; and
(2) each vaccine and over-the-counter medication
located on the school campus to determine whether the vaccine or
medication is expired.
(b-2) A person who conducts a fire safety inspection
described by Subsection (b-1) must include in the written report of
the inspection of the school the findings from the examinations
required by that subsection. The report must also state the method
by which the school's administrators were notified of the results
of the inspection and the time and date the notification occurred.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.