SRC-JEC S.B. 262 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 262
77R1778 ATP-FBy: Bernsen
Intergovernmental Relations
1/22/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, municipalities are not required to provide counseling services
to public safety employees who have experienced an incident involving the
death or serious injury of another person.  As proposed, S.B. 262 makes
this a requirement. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 142, Local Government Code, to add Section
142.012, as follows: 

Sec. 142.012.  CRITICAL INCIDENT COUNSELING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES.
Defines "public safety employee."  Requires a municipality to provide
educational and counseling services (services) to a public safety employee
who is exposed to or involved in an incident involving the death of or
serious injury to another individual, or who requests the services.
Requires services provided under this section to meet certain criteria. 

SECTION 2.  Makes this Act applicable to all requests for services made
after the effective date of this Act, regardless of the date on which the
relevant incident occurred. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2001.