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Amend HB 1556 (House Committee Report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 8-10 and renumber subsequent subdivisions accordingly.
(2) On page 1, line 18, strike "department" and substitute
"division".
(3) On page 1, line 21, after the period, add the following:
The local public health and public safety alerts may include public
service messages provided to motorists:
(1) during a severe weather advisory;
(2) during an evacuation that has been ordered; or
(3) following a declaration of a state of disaster
issued under this chapter.
(4) On page 1, lines 22-23, strike "The director is the
statewide coordinator of" and substitute "The division shall
coordinate".
(5) On page 2, line 1, strike "The director shall adopt
rules and issue directives" and substitute "The division shall
adopt standards".
(6) On page 2, line 3, strike "rules and directives must
include" and substitute "standards must address".
(7) On page 2, line 13, strike "director" and insert
"division".
(8) On page 2, line 18, strike "department" and insert
"division".
(9) On page 2, after line 27, add the following:
(c) The Texas Department of Transportation shall coordinate
with the division to determine additional methods of disseminating
local public health and safety alerts under Section 418.191, AMBER
alerts under Subchapter L, Chapter 411, and silver alerts under
Subchapter M, Chapter 411, using existing resources.
(10) On page 3, line 1, strike "DEPARTMENT" and insert
"DIVISION".
(11) On page 3, line 3, strike "department" and insert
"division".
(12) On page 3, line 14, strike "department" and insert
"division".
(13) On page 3, line 17, strike "department" and insert
"division".
(14) On page 4, line 2, strike "director" and insert
"division".
(15) On page 4, line 8, strike "department rule" and
substitute "standards adopted by the division".
(16) On page 4, line 11, strike "department" and insert
"division".