TITLE: Relating to the inclusion of emergency shelter planning in local and interjurisdictional emergency management plans.

SUMMARY: Relating to the inclusion of emergency shelter planning in local and interjurisdictional emergency management plans.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the inclusion of emergency shelter planning in local and interjurisdictional emergency management plans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 418.044, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) The division, in collaboration with political subdivisions, emergency management agencies, and regional planning commissions created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, shall ensure that local and interjurisdictional emergency management plans include provisions for emergency shelters in the event of a disaster that are suitable for cold weather events, wildfires, and floods. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.