84R8300 AJZ-D

By: Kacal H.B. No. 2513

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of automatic location identification and automatic tier two facility identification as part of the 9-1-1 system.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 771.051(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The commission is the state's authority on emergency communications. The commission shall:

(1) administer the implementation of statewide 9-1-1 service and the poison control network, including poison control centers under Chapter 777;

(2) develop minimum performance standards for equipment and operation of 9-1-1 service to be followed in developing regional plans under Section 771.055, including requirements that the plans provide for:

(A) automatic number identification by which the telephone number of the caller is automatically identified at the public safety answering point receiving the call; [and]

(B) automatic location identification, as defined by Section 772.001;

(C) automatic tier two facility identification, as defined by Section 772.001; and

(D) other features the commission considers appropriate;

(3) examine and approve or disapprove regional plans as provided by Section 771.056;

(4) recommend minimum training standards, assist in training, and provide assistance in the establishment and operation of 9-1-1 service;

(5) allocate money to prepare and operate regional plans as provided by Section 771.056;

(6) develop and provide public education materials and training;

(7) plan, implement, operate, and maintain poison control center databases and assist in planning, supporting, and facilitating 9-1-1 databases, as needed;

(8) provide grants or contracts for services that enhance the effectiveness of 9-1-1 service;

(9) coordinate emergency communications services and providers;

(10) make reasonable efforts to gain voluntary cooperation in the commission's activities of emergency communications authorities and providers outside the commission's jurisdiction, including:

(A) making joint communications to state and federal regulators; and

(B) arranging cooperative purchases of equipment or services; and

(11) accept, receive, and deposit in its account in the general revenue fund gifts, grants, and royalties from public and private entities. Gifts, grants, and royalties may be used for the purposes of the commission.

SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 771, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 771.0545 to read as follows:

Sec. 771.0545. AUTOMATIC TIER TWO FACILITY IDENTIFICATION. An emergency communication district that does not participate in a regional plan shall provide automatic tier two facility identification as part of the 9-1-1 system.

SECTION 3. Section 772.001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (22) to read as follows:

(22) "Automatic tier two facility identification" means a feature corresponding to automatic location identification in which the address or location provided by the automatic location identification feature is matched with information indicating whether the address or location is a facility that is required to file a tier two form with the Department of State Health Services under Chapter 505, 506, or 507.

SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 772.004 to read as follows:

Sec. 772.004. AUTOMATIC TIER TWO FACILITY IDENTIFICATION. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or Chapter 771, an emergency communication district shall provide automatic tier two facility identification as part of the 9-1-1 system for each participating jurisdiction.

SECTION 5. Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.085 to read as follows:

Sec. 1001.085. TIER TWO FACILITY LOCATION INFORMATION. The department shall provide the address or location of each facility that is required to file a tier two form with the department to the applicable regional planning commission or emergency communication district.

SECTION 6. (a) The Commission on State Emergency Communications shall adopt the performance standards relating to automatic location identification and automatic tier two facility identification as required by Section 771.051(a), Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2016.

(b) Each regional planning commission, as that term is defined by Section 771.001, Health and Safety Code, shall submit an amendment to that commission's regional plan not later than February 1, 2016. The amendment must describe the procedures the regional planning commission will use to fully implement automatic tier two facility identification not later than March 1, 2016.

(c) An emergency communication district shall fully implement automatic tier two facility identification as required by Sections 771.0545 and 772.004, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than March 1, 2016.

(d) The Department of State Health Services shall provide tier two facility location information as required by Section 1001.085, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2016.

SECTION 7. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.