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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to law enforcement radio interoperability and training. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter N, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.404 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.404. RADIO INTEROPERABILITY IN COUNTIES AFFECTED |
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BY OPERATION LONE STAR. In any county impacted by or adjacent to |
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Operation Lone Star, the department shall ensure that all public |
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safety entities have emergency radio infrastructure that allows |
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inter operable communication between all other public safety |
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entities, including communication between different types of |
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public safety agencies. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.2098 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.2098. MASS SHOOTING TRAINING. The department |
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shall establish a process to train public safety entities including |
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local law enforcement entities in response to a mass shooting |
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event. The training must include the following: |
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(1) protection of students in a mass shooting event at |
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a school; |
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(2) emergency medical response training in minimizing |
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gun violence casualties; |
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(3) tactics for denying an intruder entry into a |
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classroom or school facility; and |
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(4) the chain of command of command during a mass |
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shooting event. |
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SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |