Relating to public education and public school finance.

Relating to public education and public school finance.

Source: OpenStates · fetched June 20, 2025

• W-2 worker (non-union)directModerate impactHigh certainty

  Requires individuals serving as emergency management coordinators to obtain a license within six months of designation, with exceptions for those affiliated with specific organizations or during urgent disaster responses. This impacts individuals who volunteer or are employed in disaster response roles.

  “A person may not serve as an emergency management coordinator under Section 418.1015(c) for a period that exceeds six months beginning the day after the date on which the person was designated as an emergency management coordinator, unless the person holds an emergency manager license.”· Sec. 418.455. LICENSING REQUIREMENT.

  “The division and each state agency and local government that deploys volunteers in disaster response or recovery operations shall use the volunteer management system to: (1) credential and deploy the volunteers;”· Sec. 418.484. USE OF SYSTEM REQUIRED; LIMITATIONS ON REQUIRED REGISTRATION.

  “The division may waive, wholly or partly, any requirement of this section as necessary to facilitate an urgent response to a disaster.”· Sec. 418.484. USE OF SYSTEM REQUIRED; LIMITATIONS ON REQUIRED REGISTRATION.

• W-2 worker (non-union)directModerate impactHigh certainty

  Mandates that certain public officers, including county judges, sheriffs, and mayors, complete a minimum of 16 hours of training on emergency management responsibilities every two years. This applies to those with management or supervisory responsibilities involved in emergency preparedness, response, or recovery.

  “(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); (3) a county judge; (4) a sheriff; and (5) a mayor of a municipality that is not covered by a county's hazard mitigation plan”· SECTION 4. Sections 418.005(a) and (b), Government Code, are amended to read as follows:

  “(b) Each person described by Subsection (a) shall complete a course of training provided or approved by the division of not less than 16 [three] hours regarding the responsibilities of state and local governments under this chapter every two years.”· SECTION 4. Sections 418.005(a) and (b), Government Code, are amended to read as follows:

• W-2 worker (non-union)directModerate impactHigh certainty

  Requires justices of the peace in counties without a medical examiner to complete a training program on managing mass fatality events within one year of election, covering autopsy ordering, body identification, and coordination with agencies and relatives. Failure to complete this training can be considered 'incompetency' for removal purposes.

  “Sec. 27.0055. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. (a) This section applies only to a justice of the peace of a county not served by a medical examiner.”· SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 27, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 27.0055 to read as follows:

  “(b) The Department of State Health Services, in collaboration with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, shall develop a training program for justices of the peace on managing mass fatality events.”· Sec. 27.0055. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

  “(c) For purposes of removal under Chapter 87, Local Government Code, "incompetency" in the case of a justice of the peace includes the failure of the justice to successfully complete within one year after the date the justice is first elected the training program developed under this section.”· Sec. 27.0055. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

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