By: Gallegos S.B. No. 634
(In the Senate - Filed February 21, 2003; February 27, 2003,
read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
Relations; April 7, 2003, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0;
April 7, 2003, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 634 By: Gallegos
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the duties that may be assigned to certain fire
protection personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 419.032, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) Fire protection personnel who receive temporary or
probationary appointment and who fail to satisfactorily complete a
basic course in fire protection, as prescribed by the commission,
before one year after the date of the original appointment forfeit,
and shall be removed from, the position. A temporary or
probationary appointment may not be extended beyond one year by
renewal of appointment or otherwise, except that on petition of a
fire department one year or more after the date of the forfeiture
and removal, the commission may reinstate the person's temporary or
probationary employment. Fire protection personnel must complete a
commission-approved training course in fire suppression before
being assigned full-time to fire suppression or fire-related
emergency medical duties. The commission may, on application by a
fire department and after receiving the comments and advice of the
fire fighter advisory committee, extend from one year to a period
not to exceed two years the time allowed for fire protection
personnel receiving a temporary or probationary appointment to
successfully complete a basic course in fire protection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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