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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a working group to study alert |
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notification systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety |
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of the State of Texas. |
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(2) "Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency |
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Management. |
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(3) "Working group" means the alert notification |
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system working group established by this Act. |
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SECTION 2. CREATION OF WORKING GROUP; COMPOSITION. (a) The |
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alert notification system working group is established. |
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(b) The working group is composed of nine members appointed |
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not later than December 31, 2025, by the chief of the division. |
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SECTION 3. DUTIES OF WORKING GROUP. (a) The working group |
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shall study the statewide alert notification systems used to notify |
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state residents of certain events, including the alert notification |
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systems established by the department under Subchapters K-1, L, |
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L-1, M, P, and Q, Chapter 411, Government Code, and any alert |
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notification systems operated by the division. |
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(b) The working group shall hold hearings and other work |
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sessions to conduct the study required by Subsection (a) of this |
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section. The study must include an evaluation of state and federal |
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regulations regarding alert notification systems used by the |
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department and the division and legislative recommendations to |
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address the effects of notification fatigue on the effective |
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operation of those systems and streamline the operation of those |
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systems. |
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(c) The working group may consult with the Federal Emergency |
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Management Agency and any other federal or state agency for the |
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purpose of collecting information necessary to conduct the study |
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required by this section. |
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SECTION 4. REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) |
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Not later than December 1, 2026, the working group shall submit to |
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the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and each other member of the legislature a report |
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on the findings of the study required by this Act. |
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(b) The report must include recommendations for legislation |
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to address the findings of the study. |
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SECTION 5. EXPIRATION. The working group is abolished and |
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this Act expires January 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect on the |
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91st day after the last day of the legislative session. |