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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to applicability of the International Swimming Pool and |
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Spa Code to certain pools, spas, and other swimming areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 341.0645, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt by rule pool |
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safety standards necessary to prevent drowning. The standards must: |
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(1) be at least as stringent as those imposed under the |
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federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 U.S.C. |
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Section 8001 et seq.); and |
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(2) comply with a version of the International |
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Swimming Pool and Spa Code, as defined by Section 214.103, Local |
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Government Code, that is not older than the version in effect on May |
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1, 2019. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the department is not |
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required to take the following actions as required by the |
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International Swimming Pool and Spa Code: |
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(1) establish an enforcement program; |
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(2) establish an application and permitting program; |
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(3) establish an inspection program; |
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(4) establish a plan review program for new |
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construction; |
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(5) review additions or renovations to existing pools |
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and spas; or |
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(6) conduct construction inspections for new pools and |
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spas or for pools and spas that are renovated or for which additions |
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are made. |
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SECTION 2. Section 214.103(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the |
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International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, as it existed on May 1, |
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2019, is adopted as the municipal swimming pool and spa code in this |
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state. A municipality may adopt a more recent version of the |
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International Swimming Pool and Spa Code to apply in the |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |