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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to appeal of emergency medical services personnel |
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employment termination to the State Office of Administrative |
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Hearings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 180.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 180.008. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL: APPEAL |
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OF TERMINATION TO STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. (a) In |
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this section: |
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(1) "Emergency medical services personnel" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code. |
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(2) "Municipality" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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1.005, Texas Local Government Code. |
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(b) This section only applies to a municipality and |
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emergency medical services personnel covered by Subchapter K, |
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Chapter 143 |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, an individual who is |
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certified to practice as emergency medical services personnel and |
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who is employed by a municipality covered by Texas Local Government |
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Code Chapter 143 is entitled to appeal the withdrawal of the |
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individual's authority to provide delegated medical care and |
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subsequent termination of |
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employment as an emergency medical |
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services personnel by the municipality to the State Office of |
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Administrative Hearings. |
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(d) A municipality shall adopt procedures for referring |
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appeals described under Subsection (b) consistent with procedures |
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used under Section 2003.021(b)(4), Government Code, and any |
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applicable rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative |
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Hearings. |
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SECTION 3. Section 180.008, Local Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an appeal of the withdrawal of an |
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individual's authority to provide delegated medical care and |
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subsequent termination of employment as an emergency medical |
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services personnel that occurs after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |