Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 382 amends the Government Code to allow the Texas Commission on Fire Protection to extend from one year to a period not to exceed two years the time allowed for fire protection personnel receiving a temporary or probationary appointment to complete a basic course in fire protection. The bill requires a fire department to purchase, provide, and maintain for its fire protection personnel appropriate safety clothing, breathing apparatus, and safety systems that are suitable to each individual's tasks and to the conditions the individual will face or is likely to face and that comply with National Fire Protection Association standards. The bill also requires a fire department to develop and maintain incident management and personnel accountability systems as well as a standard operating procedure covering fire protection personnel at emergency incidents and to require all of the department's personnel to be trained in and use those systems and procedures. The bill requires the commission to authorize the Commission on Human Rights to review the administration of tests administered by a fire department to measure the ability of a person to perform essential job functions. The bill provides that a test may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age.