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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training on emergency management for members of the |
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emergency management council and state emergency response |
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commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.0055 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.0055. TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL |
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AND STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Emergency management council" means the council |
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established by the governor under Section 418.013. |
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(2) "State emergency response commission" means the |
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commission appointed by the governor in accordance with the federal |
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 11001(a)). |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each member of the |
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emergency management council shall complete a training course on |
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emergency management of at least 16 hours every two years. |
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(c) Each member of the state emergency response commission |
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shall complete a training course on emergency management of at |
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least 40 hours every two years. A member of the commission who |
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completes the training required by this subsection and who is a |
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member of the emergency management council is not required to |
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complete the training required by Subsection (b). |
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(d) A person shall complete the training required by this |
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section: |
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(1) not later than the first anniversary of the date |
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the person was appointed to the emergency management council or |
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state emergency response commission for the initial training |
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course; and |
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(2) not later than each second anniversary of the |
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deadline date provided by Subdivision (1) for each subsequent |
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training course. |
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(e) The division shall develop the minimum curriculum |
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standards for the training courses required by this section. The |
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division shall administer the training courses or approve training |
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courses that meet the minimum curriculum standards established |
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under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2022, each person |
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serving on the emergency management council or state emergency |
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response commission on the effective date of this Act shall |
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complete the training required by Section 418.0055, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |