By:  Keffer of Eastland (Senate Sponsor - Estes)                  H.B. No. 2701
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2003; 
May 9, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Business 
and Commerce; May 23, 2003, reported favorably by the following 
vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 23, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

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.                           



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