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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of the Texas Commission on Fire |
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Protection. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 419, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 419.0021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 419.0021. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT. (a) The |
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commission is administratively attached to the Texas A&M |
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Engineering Extension Service. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Texas A&M |
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Engineering Extension Service shall: |
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(1) provide administrative assistance and services to |
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the commission, including budget planning and purchasing; |
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(2) accept, deposit, and disburse money made available |
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to the commission; and |
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(3) direct the commission in performing the |
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commission's duties assigned by this chapter in a manner that |
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reduces certification costs, reduces administrative costs, and |
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increases firefighter access to training, certification, and |
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educational resources; |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than September 1, 2013, the Texas |
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A&M Engineering Extension Service shall begin a comprehensive |
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review of the duties of the commission and prepare a report to the |
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Legislature detailing a process of transferring the functions of |
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the commission to the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. |
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(b) The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service shall form a |
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committee of stakeholders to assist in the development of the |
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report required by Subsection (a). |
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(c) The report required under Subsection (a) of this section |
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must: |
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(1) identify the essential personnel of the Texas |
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Commission on Fire Protection; |
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(2) include a time table for any necessary or |
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advisable movement of the physical location of employees or |
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property; |
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(3) include an inventory of all equipment and other |
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property under the control of the Texas Commission on Fire |
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Protection; and, |
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(4) provide for any unspent appropriations of the |
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Texas Commission on Fire Protection. |
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(d) The report required by Subsection (a) shall be delivered |
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to the Legislature no later than September 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 3. Effective September 1, 2013, the powers and |
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duties of the executive director of the commission shall be assumed |
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by the director of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - |
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Emergency Services Training Institute. |
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SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |