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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to emergency communications districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 772.001(11), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(11) "Public agency" means a municipality, [or] |
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county, or emergency services district in this state that provides |
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or has authority to provide fire-fighting, law enforcement, |
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ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. |
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SECTION 2. Section 772.112(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency |
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response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of |
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the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction |
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serving the relevant area. A participating jurisdiction's consent |
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may be withdrawn at any time. |
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SECTION 3. Section 772.212(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency |
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response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of |
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the board and the consent of each [the] participating jurisdiction |
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serving the relevant area. A participating jurisdiction's consent |
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may be withdrawn at any time. |
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SECTION 4. Section 772.312(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency |
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response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of |
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the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction |
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serving the relevant area. A participating jurisdiction's consent |
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may be withdrawn at any time. |
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SECTION 5. Section 772.515(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency |
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response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of |
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the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction |
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serving the relevant area. A participating jurisdiction's consent |
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may be withdrawn at any time. |
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SECTION 6. Section 772.614(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency |
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response requests to private safety entities, with the [board's] |
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approval of the board and the consent of each participating |
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jurisdiction serving the relevant area. A participating |
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jurisdiction's consent may be withdrawn at any time. |
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SECTION 7. 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, 2019. |