TITLE: Relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties.

SUMMARY: Relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 352.012, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) A county that has adopted a fire code under Subchapter C, Chapter 233, may require that the county fire marshal be certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as head of a prevention only fire department. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a fire marshal commissioned by a county on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.