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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from Texas Commission on Fire Protection |
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training requirements for certain aircraft fire fighting and rescue |
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fire protection personnel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 419.038, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The commission shall adopt requirements for |
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certification of aircraft fire fighting and rescue fire protection |
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personnel. A person may not be appointed to an aircraft fire |
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fighting and rescue fire protection personnel position, except on a |
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probationary basis, unless the person: |
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(1) has completed the training prescribed by the |
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commission; or |
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(2) meets the requirements of Subsection (d). |
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(d) A person is considered to have satisfied the training |
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requirements of this section and may be appointed to an aircraft |
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fire fighting and rescue fire protection personnel position if the |
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person is employed at an airport that: |
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(1) is classified as a Class IV airport under 14 C.F.R. |
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Part 139; and |
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(2) holds an Airport Operating Certificate issued |
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under 14 C.F.R. Part 139. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to |
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aircraft fire fighting and rescue fire protection personnel |
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appointed under Section 419.038, Government Code, without regard to |
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whether the personnel were appointed on, before, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |