SRC-JEC S.B. 847 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 847
78R4995 MXM-DBy: Barrientos
State Affairs
4/8/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, people suffering heart failure at a state agency facility may
not have access to life-saving defibrillators.  As proposed, S.B. 847
require agencies with more than 100 employees at one location to keep an
external defibrillator on the premises. 

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 779, Health and Safety Code, by adding Section
779.009, as follows: 

Sec. 779.009.  AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR AT CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES.
(a)  Defines "state agency." 

(b)  Requires a state agency to have available an automated external
defibrillator at each location at which the state agency has 100 or more
full-time equivalent employees. 

(c)  Authorizes the state agency to accept an automated external
defibrillator as a gift to meet the requirements of this section. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.