86R13488 EAS-F
 
  By: Bohac H.B. No. 4350
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to emergency communications districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 772.001(11), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (11)  "Public agency" means a municipality, [or]
  county, or emergency services district in this state that provides
  or has authority to provide fire-fighting, law enforcement,
  ambulance, medical, or other emergency services.
         SECTION 2.  Section 772.112(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of
  the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction
  serving the relevant area.  A participating jurisdiction's consent
  may be withdrawn at any time.
         SECTION 3.  Section 772.212(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of
  the board and the consent of each [the] participating jurisdiction
  serving the relevant area.  A participating jurisdiction's consent
  may be withdrawn at any time.
         SECTION 4.  Section 772.312(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of
  the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction
  serving the relevant area.  A participating jurisdiction's consent
  may be withdrawn at any time.
         SECTION 5.  Section 772.515(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of
  the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction
  serving the relevant area.  A participating jurisdiction's consent
  may be withdrawn at any time.
         SECTION 6.  Section 772.614(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency
  response requests to private safety entities, with the [board's]
  approval of the board and the consent of each participating
  jurisdiction serving the relevant area.  A participating
  jurisdiction's consent may be withdrawn at any time.
         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, 2019.