SB 13, Sen 2nd Rdg, Amnd #F3

(1) Strike SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, line 24, through page 2, line 9) and substitute the following:

SECTION 1. Section 22.001(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) A school district employee who is a first responder, as defined by Section 403.0165(l)(4), Government Code, is entitled to have an amount deducted from the employee's salary for membership fees or dues to a professional organization. The employee must:

(1) file with the district a signed written request identifying the organization and specifying the number of pay periods per year the deductions are to be made; and

(2) inform the district of the total amount of the fees and dues for each year or have the organization notify the district of the amount.

(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in the amended heading to Section 403.0165, Government Code (page 2, lines 13-14), strike "CERTAIN FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL" and substitute "FIRST RESPONDERS".

(3) Strike SECTION 4 of the bill (page 2, lines 36-44) and substitute the following:

SECTION 4. Section 403.0165(l), Government Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (3) and (4) to read as follows:

(3) "Covered employee of a state agency" means an employee who is a first responder, including:

(A) an individual employed by a state agency in a professional law enforcement or firefighting capacity; or

(B) an individual employed by a state agency in a capacity that meets the definition of "emergency medical services personnel," as that term is defined by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.

(4) "First responder" means an individual who, in the course of employment, is:

(A) offered by the individual's employer any of the following:

(i) active shooter response training;

(ii) disaster preparedness training;

(iii) disaster response training;

(iv) self-defense training;

(v) use-of-force training; or

(vi) emergency medical training, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation training; or

(B) expected to execute duties in response to a hurricane or other storm, flood, tornado, earthquake, fire, or other natural disaster.

(4) In SECTION 7 of the bill, in amended Section 659.1031(a), Government Code (page 3, lines 8-9), strike "employed in a professional law enforcement capacity" and substitute "who is employed in a professional law enforcement capacity or is otherwise employed as a first responder as defined by Section 403.0165(l)(4)".

(5) In SECTION 8 of the bill, in the amended heading to Section 141.008, Local Government Code (page 3, lines 15-17), strike "CERTAIN MUNICIPAL FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL" and substitute "FIRST RESPONDERS".

(6) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in amended Section 141.008(a), Local Government Code (page 3, line 22), between "is" and the colon, insert "a first responder, as defined by Section 403.0165(l)(4), Government Code, including an employee who is".

(7) In SECTION 13 of the bill, in amended Section 155.001(a)(2), Local Government Code (page 4, line 27), between "employee" and "serves", insert "is a first responder, as defined by Section 403.0165(l)(4), Government Code, including an employee who".

(8) Strike SECTION 14 of the bill (page 4, line 40) and renumber the subsequent SECTION of the bill accordingly.