H.B. No. 2701




AN ACT

relating to the provision of fire prevention and safety education.            
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 417.0051, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	Sec. 417.0051.  FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY EDUCATION. The 
commissioner, through the state fire marshal:
		(1)  shall [, may] use pertinent and timely facts 
relating to fires to develop educational programs and disseminate 
materials necessary to educate the public effectively regarding 
methods of fire prevention and safety; and
		(2)  may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any 
source for the purposes of this section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           




______________________________              ______________________________
 
   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 2701 was passed by the House on May 6, 
2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 2701 was passed by the Senate on May 
28, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



APPROVED:  _____________________                                            
 
                   Date                                                      




 
          _____________________                                          
 
                 Governor