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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of emergency services in an emergency |
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services district by the district and other providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 775.031, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g) of this section, |
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Subchapter B, and Section 775.032, a district has the exclusive |
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authority to determine whether another person may provide services |
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in the district that the district is authorized to provide, |
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including when the district's territory overlaps with the territory |
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of another political subdivision authorized to provide services |
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that the district is authorized to provide. |
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(g) A district may not prohibit a county or municipality |
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from providing services in the district under Subsection (f) if: |
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(1) the territory in the district overlaps with the |
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boundaries of the county or municipality; and |
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(2) the county or municipality began providing the |
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services to the territory in the district before: |
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(A) January 1, 2023; or |
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(B) the date the district was created, for a |
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district created on or after January 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. Section 775.036, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The board shall: |
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(1) post a map on the district's Internet website |
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displaying the territory of each authorized emergency service |
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provider in the district; and |
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(2) provide a copy of the map described by Subdivision |
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(1) to: |
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(A) each political subdivision that overlaps |
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with the boundaries of the district; and |
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(B) each public safety answering point, as |
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defined by Section 772.001, that serves the district. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to services provided under a contract entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. Services provided under a contract |
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entered into before the effective date of this Act are governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the contract was entered into, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2023. |