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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a guide on preparing for and responding to a flooding |
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disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.0535 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.0535. FLOODING DISASTER GUIDE. (a) The division, |
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in collaboration with the department and the emergency management |
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council established under Section 418.013, shall develop a guide on |
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preparing for and responding to a flood disaster for civic, |
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volunteer, and community organizations. |
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(b) The guide must provide a comprehensive approach to |
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preparing for and responding to a flooding disaster and include |
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information on: |
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(1) the impact of a flooding disaster on a community |
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and the best practices for community engagement in response to the |
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disaster; |
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(2) recommendations for minimizing casualties through |
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volunteer presence in the disaster area; |
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(3) the coordination of and access to assistance |
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resources, including trauma and support services, acute support |
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services, long-term support services, spiritual support services, |
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and family or victim assistance; |
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(4) long-term recovery and community resilience; |
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(5) communication coordination, including strategies |
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to coordinate community response; |
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(6) training and preparation resources on flooding |
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disaster response; and |
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(7) preserving and restoring community cohesion and |
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public life after the disaster. |
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(c) The division shall post the guide on the division's |
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publicly available Internet website. |
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(d) The division, in collaboration with the department, may |
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seek the advice and assistance of local governments, civic |
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organizations, volunteer organizations, and community leaders in |
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the development and revision of the guide. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than April 1, 2026, the Texas Division |
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of Emergency Management shall post on the division's publicly |
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available Internet website a flooding disaster preparation and |
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response guide, as required by Section 418.0535, Government Code, |
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as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |