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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for |
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telecommunicators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.3071, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The training required by Subsection (a)(2) must |
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include telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training |
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that: |
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(1) uses the most current nationally recognized |
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emergency cardiovascular care guidelines; |
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(2) incorporates recognition protocols for |
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out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; and |
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(3) provides information on best practices for |
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relaying compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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instructions to callers. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1701.352(i), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(i) A state agency, county, special district, or |
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municipality that appoints or employs a telecommunicator shall |
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provide training to the telecommunicator of not less than 20 hours |
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during each 24-month period of employment that includes: |
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(1) telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation as |
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described by Section 1701.3071(a-1); and |
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(2) other [. The training must be approved by the |
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commission and consist of] topics selected by the commission and |
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the employing entity. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt |
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rules necessary to implement Section 1701.3071(a-1), Occupations |
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Code, as added by this Act, and Section 1701.352(i), Occupations |
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Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |