Bill Text: TX HB3753 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a county fire marshal to provide fire-related training programs for first responders.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 25-10)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-02 - Effective immediately [HB3753 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB3753-Comm_Sub.html

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By: Harless, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Alvarado) H.B. No. 3753
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 2, 2019;
May 8, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations; May 15, 2019, reported favorably by
the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 15, 2019, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a county fire marshal to provide
fire-related training programs for first responders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 352.019, Local Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 352.019. COOPERATION WITH OTHER FIRE PROTECTION
AGENCIES; TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
SECTION 2. Section 352.019(e), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) A county commissioners court may authorize the fire
marshal to provide training programs relating to fire-fighting and
fire prevention and operate a training facility for first
responders [the various fire-fighting and fire prevention units] in
the county. The county may establish and collect a reasonable fee
for the training programs, use of the facility, and services
provided by the facility. In this subsection, "first responder" has
the meaning assigned by Section 421.095, Government Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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