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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 352.012, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A county that has adopted a fire code under Subchapter |
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C, Chapter 233, may require that the county fire marshal be |
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certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as head of a |
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prevention only fire department. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a fire marshal commissioned by a county on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |