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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications of a person in the chain of command |
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over 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 419.032, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: |
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(f-1) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a person may not |
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be in the chain of command over fire protection personnel and make |
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operational decisions about the performance of a duty listed under |
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Section 419.021(3)(C) unless the person is certified by the |
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commission as fire protection personnel at the appropriate level of |
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certification. This subsection does not prohibit a person who is |
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not certified as fire protection personnel from making decisions |
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about the budget of the fire department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |