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House Bill 2446 |
House Author: Swanson et al. |
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Effective: 6-14-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Fallon |
House Bill 2446 amends the Government Code and Tax Code to set out provisions relating to the certification and training for fire safety inspectors and the availability of certain information regarding inspectors, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel. The bill establishes that an individual is not required to be certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection to conduct fire safety inspections in certain counties and entitles a volunteer fire department, a fire department operated by an emergency services district, and a municipality to obtain criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety on employees who seek to conduct fire safety inspections without becoming certified. The bill identifies the entities authorized to provide training relating to fire safety inspections.
House Bill 2446 provides for the confidentiality of certain personal information regarding a firefighter, a volunteer firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel and such a person's work schedule or time sheet.