80R4165 ACP-F
 
  By: Deuell S.B. No. 511
 
 
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications of a person in the chain of command
over fire protection personnel.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 419.032, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:
       (f-1)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), a person may not
be in the chain of command over fire protection personnel and make
operational decisions about the performance of a duty listed under
Section 419.021(3)(C) unless the person is certified by the
commission as fire protection personnel at the appropriate level of
certification. This subsection does not prohibit a person who is
not certified as fire protection personnel from making decisions
about the budget of the fire department.
       SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.