Amend HB 4797 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 11, strike "performs the" and substitute "develops and supervises a plan for roadway".
(2) On page 1, strike lines 15-18 and substitute the following:
(b) The department, in coordination with public toll project entities:
(1) shall make training courses that the department provides to department employees who develop and supervise plans for roadway treatment available to a person required to receive training under Subsection (a); and
(2) may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
(3) On page 1, line 19, between "(c)" and "The department", insert the following:
The department, in coordination with toll project entities, shall identify the types of employees and contractors who are subject to the training requirements under Subsection (a).
(d) A training course described by Subsection (b) must include instruction regarding:
(1) prioritizing treatment of elevated structures and other roadway elements that pose the highest risk to public health and safety during icy or snowy weather;
(2) timing of treatment of roadways during icy or snowy weather; and
(3) treatment of general purpose lanes adjacent to a toll project.
(e)
(4) On page 1, line 20, between "contractor" and "complete", insert "required to receive training under Subsection (a)".