By: Hegar, Schwertner	S.B. No. 1904
	(In the Senate - Filed April 18, 2013; April 18, 2013, read
	first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs,
	and Homeland Security; April 25, 2013, reported adversely, with
	favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 3,
	Nays 1, 1 present not voting; April 25, 2013, sent to printer.)
	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1904	By:  Hegar

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the administration of the Texas Commission on Fire
	Protection.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 419, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 419.0021 to read as follows:
	Sec. 419.0021.  ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT. (a)  The
	commission is administratively attached to the Texas A&M
	Engineering Extension Service.
	(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the Texas A&M
	Engineering Extension Service shall:
	(1)  provide administrative assistance and services to
	the commission, including budget planning and purchasing;
	(2)  accept, deposit, and disburse money made available
	to the commission; and
	(3)  direct the commission in performing the
	commission's duties assigned by this chapter in a manner that
	reduces certification costs, reduces administrative costs, and
	increases fire fighter access to training, certification, and
	educational resources.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  Not later than September 1, 2013, the Texas
	A&M Engineering Extension Service shall begin a comprehensive
	review of the duties of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and
	prepare a report to the legislature detailing a process for
	transferring the functions of the commission to the Texas A&M
	Engineering Extension Service or other appropriate agency.
	(b)  The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service shall form a
	committee of stakeholders to assist in the development of the
	report required by Subsection (a) of this section.
	(c)  The report required under Subsection (a) of this section
	must:
	(1)  identify the essential personnel of the Texas
	Commission on Fire Protection;
	(2)  include a timetable for any necessary or advisable
	movement of the physical location of employees or property;
	(3)  include an inventory of all equipment and other
	property under the control of the Texas Commission on Fire
	Protection; and
	(4)  provide for any unspent appropriations of the
	Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
	(d)  The report required by Subsection (a) of this section
	shall be delivered to the legislature not later than September 1,
	2014.
	SECTION 3.  Effective September 1, 2013, the powers and
	duties of the executive director of the Texas Commission on Fire
	Protection shall be assumed by the director of the Texas A&M
	Engineering Extension Service--Emergency Services Training
	Institute.
	SECTION 4.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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