1-1 By: Turner S.B. No. 728 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 1993; March 10, 1993, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Education; March 25, 1993, 1-4 reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 1; March 25, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Ratliff x 1-9 Haley x 1-10 Barrientos x 1-11 Bivins x 1-12 Harris of Tarrant x 1-13 Luna x 1-14 Montford x 1-15 Shapiro x 1-16 Sibley x 1-17 Turner x 1-18 Zaffirini x 1-19 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 728 By: Turner 1-20 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-21 AN ACT 1-22 relating to the duties of the Texas Engineering Extension Service. 1-23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-24 SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 86.16, Education Code, is 1-25 amended to read as follows: 1-26 (a) The Texas A&M University System shall conduct and 1-27 maintain a firemen's training school through the Texas Engineering 1-28 Extension Service as a unit of the university system in the manner 1-29 deemed expedient and advisable by the system's board of regents. 1-30 The Texas Engineering Extension Service is designated as the agency 1-31 of the state to conduct fire protection, rescue, leadership, and 1-32 management training on a statewide basis to paid and volunteer 1-33 firefighters and shall serve as the recognized statewide fire and 1-34 rescue training agency liaison to the National Fire Academy. 1-35 Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality or an 1-36 institution of higher education from providing fire protection, 1-37 rescue, leadership, and management training on a local basis. 1-38 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-39 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-40 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-41 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-42 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-43 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-44 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-45 * * * * * 1-46 Austin, 1-47 Texas 1-48 March 25, 1993 1-49 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-50 President of the Senate 1-51 Sir: 1-52 We, your Committee on Education to which was referred S.B. No. 728, 1-53 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 1-54 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not 1-55 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do 1-56 pass and be printed. 1-57 Ratliff, 1-58 Chairman 1-59 * * * * * 1-60 WITNESSES 1-61 FOR AGAINST ON 1-62 ___________________________________________________________________ 1-63 Name: G. Kemble Bennett x 1-64 Representing: Texas Engineering Ext. Service 1-65 City: College Station 1-66 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-67 Name: Richard A. Knopf x 1-68 Representing: Texas Fire Chiefs Assoc. 2-1 City: Irving 2-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-3 Name: Don Hoffman x 2-4 Representing: Brenham Fire Dept. 2-5 City: Brenham 2-6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-7 Name: Charlie Hester x 2-8 Representing: State Firemen/Marshals Assoc. 2-9 City: Austin 2-10 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-11 Name: Harold Brodt x 2-12 Representing: State Firemen/Marshals Assoc. 2-13 City: Seguin 2-14 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-15 Name: Terry Mayfield x 2-16 Representing: Seguin Fire Dept. 2-17 City: Seguin 2-18 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-19 Name: Pullin Donald x 2-20 Representing: Refugio Volunteer Fire Dept. 2-21 City: Refugio 2-22 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-23 Name: Wayne E. Popp x 2-24 Representing: Louise Volunteer Fire Dept. 2-25 City: Louise 2-26 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-27 Name: Jill Allford x 2-28 Representing: Hudson Bend Vol. Fire Dept. 2-29 City: Austin 2-30 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-31 Name: Joe Rice x 2-32 Representing: City of Canyon 2-33 City: Canyon 2-34 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-35 Name: James Matlock x 2-36 Representing: San Jacinto College 2-37 City: Pasadena 2-38 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-39 Name: James Fiero x 2-40 Representing: Austin Fire Dept. 2-41 City: Austin 2-42 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-43 Name: Charles Alexander x 2-44 Representing: Lubbock Prof. Fire Fighters 2-45 City: Idalou 2-46 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-47 Name: Pat McAuliff x 2-48 Representing: Collin Co. Community College 2-49 City: McKinney 2-50 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-51 Name: Michael F. Rankin x 2-52 Representing: Fire Prot. Personnel Adv Comte 2-53 City: San Antonio 2-54 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-55 Name: Jack Mitchell x 2-56 Representing: Central Texas Fireman's Assoc 2-57 City: Copperas Cove 2-58 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-59 FOR AGAINST ON 2-60 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-61 Name: Joe Erwin x 2-62 Representing: Hurst Fire Dept. 2-63 City: Hurst 2-64 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-65 Name: Marvin Dawson x 2-66 Representing: Brownfield Fire Dept 2-67 City: Brownfield 2-68 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-69 Name: Alfred E. Gerik x 2-70 Representing: McLennan Co. Fire Assoc. 3-1 City: West 3-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3 Name: Ray Williamson x 3-4 Representing: Wharton Fire Dept. 3-5 City: Wharton 3-6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-7 Name: Jay C. Spain x 3-8 Representing: Panhandle Firemen/Marshal Asn 3-9 City: Hereford 3-10 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-11 Name: Donnie R. Teague x 3-12 Representing: Madison County 3-13 City: Madisonville 3-14 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-15 Name: Deloss Edwards x 3-16 Representing: Abilene Fire Dept 3-17 City: Abilene 3-18 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-19 Name: Wayne Hogard x 3-20 Representing: Madison Co. Fire Dept 3-21 City: Madisonville 3-22 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-23 Name: Danny L. Daugherty x 3-24 Representing: Wichita Falls Prof. FireFght 3-25 City: Wichita Falls 3-26 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-27 Name: Tom Clack x 3-28 Representing: Lubbock Fire Dept 3-29 City: Lubbock 3-30 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-31 Name: Rick Mumey x 3-32 Representing: Houston Prof. Fire Fighters 3-33 City: Houston 3-34 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-35 Name: A. C. Calagna x 3-36 Representing: Village Fire Dept. 3-37 City: Houston 3-38 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-39 Name: Bruce Ure x 3-40 Representing: Missouri City DPS 3-41 City: Missouri City 3-42 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-43 Name: Benny B. Howard x 3-44 Representing: Dallas Fire Dept 3-45 City: Canton 3-46 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-47 Name: Mike Higgins x 3-48 Representing: Tx State Assn Fire Fighters 3-49 City: Austin 3-50 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-51 Name: Mike Wisby x 3-52 Representing: Texas A&M University 3-53 City: College Station 3-54 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-55 Name: Thomas P. Foster x 3-56 Representing: TEFX, Texas A&M 3-57 City: College Station 3-58 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-59 FOR AGAINST ON 3-60 ___________________________________________________________________ 3-61 Name: Charles L. Page x 3-62 Representing: Texas Eng. Ext Svc. 3-63 City: College Station 3-64 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-65 Name: Mike Hines x 3-66 Representing: Tx Comm on Fire Protection 3-67 City: Austin 3-68 -------------------------------------------------------------------