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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a resilience training program for first responders and |
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active duty military personnel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 56. RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND |
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ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL |
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Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Active duty military personnel" means an active |
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duty member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve |
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component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Texas |
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National Guard. |
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(2) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 421.095, Government Code. |
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Sec. 56.002. RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) The |
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commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military |
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Department shall jointly develop and implement a cognitive health |
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resilience training program to assist first responders and active |
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duty military personnel in effectively transitioning from service |
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in this state to daily life. |
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(b) The commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the |
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Texas Military Department shall ensure the training program is made |
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available to first responders and active duty military personnel in |
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person and electronically on the commission's Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission, the |
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Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department |
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shall jointly develop and implement the resilience training program |
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required by Chapter 56, Health and Safety Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |