HB 95

By: Hayes
  H.B. No. 95
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for
  Emergency Management Coordinators appointed by Emergency
  Management Directors.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  SECTION 418.1015, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 418.1015.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS.  (a)  The
  presiding officer of the governing body of an incorporated city or a
  county or the chief administrative officer of a joint board is
  designated as the emergency management director for the officer's
  political subdivision.
         (b)  An emergency management director serves as the
  governor's designated agent in the administration and supervision
  of duties under this chapter.  An emergency management director may
  exercise the powers granted to the governor under this chapter on an
  appropriate local scale.
         (c)  An emergency management director may designate a person
  to serve as emergency management coordinator.  The emergency
  management coordinator shall serve as an assistant to the emergency
  management director for emergency management purposes.  A person
  designated as an emergency management coordinator must meet minimum
  credentialing qualifications established by rule by the division.
         SECTION 2.  SECTION 418.005, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 418.005.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING.  (a)  This
  section applies only to:
         (1)  an elected law enforcement officer or county judge, or
  an appointed public officer of the state or of a political
  subdivision, who has management or supervisory responsibilities
  and:
         (A)  whose position description, job duties, or assignment
  includes emergency management responsibilities; or
         (B)  who plays a role in emergency preparedness, response, or
  recovery; and
         (2)  an emergency management coordinator designated under
  Section 418.1015(c) by the emergency management director of a
  county with a population of 500,000 or more.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if this Act
  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 on the 91st day after the last day of
  the legislative session.