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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of firefighters and fire departments by |
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the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 419.021(3), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "Fire protection personnel" means: |
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(A) permanent, full-time law enforcement |
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officers designated as fire and arson investigators by an |
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appropriate local authority; |
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(B) aircraft rescue and fire protection |
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personnel; [or] |
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(C) permanent, full-time fire department |
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employees who are not secretaries, stenographers, clerks, budget |
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analysts, or similar support staff persons or other administrative |
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employees and who are assigned duties in one or more of the |
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following categories: |
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(i) fire suppression; |
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(ii) fire inspection; |
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(iii) fire and arson investigation; |
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(iv) marine fire fighting; |
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(v) aircraft rescue and fire fighting; |
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(vi) fire training; |
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(vii) fire education; |
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(viii) fire administration; and |
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(ix) any other position necessarily or |
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customarily related to fire prevention or suppression; or |
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(D) permanent, full-time fire department or |
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local government employees who are not secretaries, stenographers, |
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clerks, budget analysts, or similar support staff persons or other |
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administrative employees and who are designated as wildland fire |
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fighters. |
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SECTION 2. Section 419.909, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The commission shall adopt and implement rules relating |
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to the application of this section to a fire department. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection shall |
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adopt the rules required under Section 419.909, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2013. |