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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 419.029, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 419.029. TRAINING CURRICULUM. (a) The commission may |
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establish minimum curriculum requirements for preparatory, |
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in-service, and advanced courses and programs for a school operated |
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by or for this state or a local government specifically for training |
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fire protection personnel or recruits. |
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(b) The minimum curriculum requirements established by the |
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commission under Subsection (a) must require training on conducting |
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a fire safety inspection at a public or private school in accordance |
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with Section 419.909. |
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SECTION 2. Section 419.909, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), and (b-3) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A fire safety inspection of a public or private |
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school, including an open-enrollment charter school, required by a |
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state or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance must include an |
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examination of each automated external defibrillator, as defined by |
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Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code, on the school campus to |
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determine whether the defibrillator is fully functional, which must |
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include verifying that that defibrillator's pads and battery have |
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not expired and that the defibrillator's status indicator light |
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indicates that the device is ready for use. A representative of the |
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school campus shall present each automated external defibrillator |
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for inspection. |
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(b-2) A person who conducts a fire safety inspection |
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described by Subsection (b-1) must: |
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(1) provide a written report of the inspection and any |
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relevant paperwork pertaining to the findings of the inspection to: |
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(A) if the inspection is of a public school, the |
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principal of the school and the superintendent of the applicable |
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school district; or |
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(B) if the inspection is of a private school, the |
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director of the school; and |
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(2) at the time the person provides the report as |
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required by Subdivision (1), indicate on the report the method by |
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which, and the time and date on which, the person provided the |
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report to the appropriate person under that subdivision. |
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(b-3) The report required under Subsection (b-2) must be |
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filed: |
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(1) at the school campus to which the report relates; |
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and |
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(2) according to the year in which the inspection |
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occurred. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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