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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a personal protective equipment |
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reserve advisory committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 81, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 81.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.016. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT RESERVE |
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) In this section, "division" means the |
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Texas Division of Emergency Management. |
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(b) The division shall establish the Personal Protective |
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Equipment Reserve Advisory Committee composed of the following |
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members appointed by the division: |
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(1) one representative of an association representing |
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different types of hospitals and health systems; |
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(2) one representative of an association representing |
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nursing facilities; |
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(3) one representative of an association representing |
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primary care clinics; |
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(4) one representative of an association representing |
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nurses; |
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(5) one representative of an association representing |
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home hospice care providers; |
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(6) one representative of a statewide association |
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representing physicians; |
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(7) two representatives of labor organizations that |
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represent essential personnel; |
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(8) one representative from the personal protective |
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equipment manufacturing industry; |
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(9) one consumer representative; |
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(10) one representative from an association |
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representing counties; |
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(11) one representative of a regional advisory council |
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from one of this state's trauma service areas; |
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(12) one representative from the department; |
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(13) one representative from the division; and |
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(14) one representative from the commission. |
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(c) The advisory committee shall make recommendations to |
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the division as necessary on: |
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(1) the procurements needed for a statewide personal |
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protective equipment reserve; |
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(2) the storage of the equipment in the reserve; and |
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(3) the distribution of the equipment to health care |
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workers and essential personnel. |
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(d) This section expires and the advisory committee is |
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abolished September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Division of Emergency Management shall |
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appoint members to the Personal Protective Equipment Reserve |
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Advisory Committee established under Section 81.016, Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Division of Emergency Management is |
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required to implement a provision of this Act only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose or if |
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federal money is provided to this state and by law made available to |
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the division for the purposes of this Act. If the legislature does |
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not appropriate money specifically for that purpose and federal |
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money is not available for that purpose, the division may, but is |
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not required to, implement a provision of this Act using other |
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appropriations that are available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 437 passed the Senate on |
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April 29, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 29, 2021, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 437 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 106, |
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Nays 41, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |