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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of first responder. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 421.095(1), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(1) "First responder" means a public safety employee |
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or volunteer whose duties include responding rapidly to an |
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emergency. The term includes: |
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(A) a peace officer whose duties include |
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responding rapidly to an emergency; |
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(B) fire protection personnel under Section |
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419.021; |
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(C) a volunteer firefighter who is: |
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(i) certified by the Texas Commission on |
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Fire Protection or by the State Firemen's and Fire Marshalls' |
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Association of Texas; or |
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(ii) a member of an organized volunteer |
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fire-fighting unit as described by Section 615.003; [and] |
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(D) an individual certified as emergency medical |
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services personnel by the Department of State Health Services; |
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(E) an emergency response operator or emergency |
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services dispatcher who provides communication support services |
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for an agency by responding to requests for assistance in |
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emergencies; and |
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(F) other emergency response personnel employed |
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by an agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1090 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 8, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1090 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |