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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to youth camp emergency preparedness plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 141.0091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.0091. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN. (a) A youth |
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camp operator shall: |
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(1) adopt and retain on the premises of the operator's |
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youth camp a written emergency preparedness plan specific to that |
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camp detailing procedures for responding to an emergency event, |
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including: |
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(A) a natural disaster; |
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(B) a lost camper; |
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(C) a fire; |
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(D) a transportation emergency; |
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(E) a severe illness; |
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(F) a severe injury; |
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(G) an unauthorized or unknown individual |
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present on the camp's premises; |
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(H) an aquatic emergency, if applicable to the |
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camp; and |
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(I) an emergency specific to the camp's location |
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or activities; and |
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(2) establish procedures to notify and communicate |
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with the parents or legal guardians of each camper during an |
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emergency. |
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(b) In developing an emergency preparedness plan under |
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Subsection (a), a youth camp operator must: |
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(1) coordinate with appropriate local authorities and |
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first responders in establishing the initial plan and in annually: |
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(A) updating the plan; |
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(B) submitting the initial or updated plan to the |
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authorities; and |
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(C) conducting a walkthrough of the youth camp |
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premises with the authorities; and |
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(2) annually submit the initial or updated plan to the |
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department for approval in the form and manner the department |
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prescribes. |
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(c) If the department determines a submitted emergency |
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preparedness plan does not comply with this section, the youth camp |
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operator shall revise and resubmit the plan not later than the 90th |
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day after the date the operator receives notice from the department |
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of the plan's deficiencies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |