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TX Govt Code § 418.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Texas Energy Reliability Council|Section 418.303. Membership

Sec. 418.303.  MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  The council is composed of:(1)  the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas;(2)  the presiding officer of the Public Utility Commission of Texas;(3)  the chief executive of the Office of Public Utility Counsel;(4)  the presiding officer of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;(5)  the chair of the Texas Transportation Commission;(6)  a person to represent the independent organization certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region, appointed by the governor;(7)  the chief;(8)  five persons to represent participants in the natural gas supply chain in this state, appointed by the Railroad Commission of Texas to represent as many types of participants as possible;(9)  five persons to represent the electric industry, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, including:(A)  one person to represent entities that provide dispatchable electric energy to the power grid in this state;(B)  one person to represent transmission and distribution utilities, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;(C)  one person to represent retail electric providers, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;(D)  one person to represent municipally owned utilities, as defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code; and(E)  one person to represent electric cooperatives;(10)  three persons to represent energy sectors not otherwise represented on the council, appointed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and(11)  five persons to represent industrial concerns, appointed by the governor, including:(A)  one person to represent motor fuel producers; and(B)  one person to represent chemical manufacturers.(b)  A member of the council described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) may designate a person from the member's agency to represent the member in any meeting.(c)  The council may request that a person collaborate with the council to achieve the purposes described by Section 418.302.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Texas Energy Reliability Council|Section 418.304. Officers

Sec. 418.304.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The chief shall serve as presiding officer of the council.(b)  The council may select an assistant presiding officer and secretary from among its members.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Texas Energy Reliability Council|Section 418.305. Compensation; Reimbursement

Sec. 418.305.  COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.  A member of the council is not entitled to compensation or reimbursement of expenses for service on the council.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Texas Energy Reliability Council|Section 418.306. Meetings

Sec. 418.306.  MEETINGS.  (a)  After its initial meeting, the council shall meet at least twice each year at a time and place determined by the chief.(b)  The council may meet at other times the council considers appropriate.  The presiding officer may call a meeting on the officer's own motion.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Texas Energy Reliability Council|Section 418.307. Administrative Support

Sec. 418.307.  ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.  The division shall provide administrative support to the council.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Texas Energy Reliability Council|Section 418.308. General Duties of Council

Sec. 418.308.  GENERAL DUTIES OF COUNCIL.  (a)  The council shall foster communication and planning to ensure preparedness for making available and delivering energy and electricity in this state to ensure that high priority human needs are met and critical infrastructure needs are addressed.(b)  The council shall foster communication and coordination between the energy and electric industries in this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Texas Energy Reliability Council|Section 418.309. Information

Sec. 418.309.  INFORMATION.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Gas provider" means:(A)  a natural gas pipeline facility operator;(B)  an operator of a natural gas well; or(C)  an entity that produces, treats, processes, pressurizes, stores, or transports natural gas in this state or otherwise participates in the natural gas supply chain in this state.(2)  "Public utility" means an entity that generates, transmits, or distributes electric energy to the public, including an electric cooperative, an electric utility, a municipally owned utility, or a river authority.(b)  A public utility or gas provider shall provide to the council any information related to a disaster requested by the council.  Information obtained by the council under this subsection is confidential and not subject to disclosure by the council if the information is critical energy infrastructure information as defined by the independent organization certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region or federal law.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the meetings of the council and information obtained or created by the council are not subject to the requirements of Chapter 551 or 552.(d)  Information written, produced, collected, assembled, or maintained under law or in connection with the transaction of official business by the council or an officer or employee of the council is subject to Section 552.008 in the same manner as public information.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Texas Energy Reliability Council|Section 418.310. Report

Sec. 418.310.  REPORT.  (a)  Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, the council shall submit to the legislature a report on the reliability and stability of the electricity supply chain in this state.(b)  The report must include recommendations on methods to strengthen the electricity supply chain in this state and to decrease the frequency of extended power outages caused by a disaster in this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.|Subchapter J, consisting of Secs. 418.301 to 418.307, was added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5.For another Subchapter J, consisting of Secs. 418.301 to 418.310, added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, see Sec. 418.301 et seq., post.
TX Govt Code § 418.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Wellness Checks for Medically Fragile Individuals During Certain Emergencies|Section 418.301. Definitions

Sec. 418.301.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.(2)  "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.(3)  "Emergency assistance registry" means the registry maintained by the division that provides local emergency planners and emergency responders with additional information on the needs of certain individuals in their communities.(4)  "First responder" means any federal, state, or local personnel who may respond to a disaster, including:(A)  public health and public safety personnel;(B)  commissioned law enforcement personnel;(C)  fire protection personnel, including volunteer firefighters;(D)  emergency medical services personnel, including hospital emergency facility staff;(E)  a member of the National Guard; or(F)  a member of the Texas State Guard.(5)  "Medically fragile individual" means any individual who, during a time of disaster or emergency, would be particularly vulnerable because of a medical condition, including individuals:(A)  with Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders;(B)  receiving dialysis services;(C)  who are diagnosed with a debilitating chronic illness;(D)  who are dependent on oxygen treatment; and(E)  who have medical conditions that require 24-hour supervision from a skilled nurse.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Wellness Checks for Medically Fragile Individuals During Certain Emergencies|Section 418.302. Medically Fragile Individual Designation

Sec. 418.302.  MEDICALLY FRAGILE INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATION.  The division shall develop a process for designating individuals who are included in the emergency assistance registry as medically fragile for the purposes of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Wellness Checks for Medically Fragile Individuals During Certain Emergencies|Section 418.303. Emergency Assistance Registry Access

Sec. 418.303.  EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REGISTRY ACCESS.  The division shall authorize the following persons to access the emergency assistance registry to assist medically fragile individuals during an event described by Section 418.305:(1)  the commission;(2)  the department;(3)  first responders;(4)  local governments; and(5)  local health departments.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Wellness Checks for Medically Fragile Individuals During Certain Emergencies|Section 418.304. Required Wellness Check

Sec. 418.304.  REQUIRED WELLNESS CHECK.  The division shall collaborate with the persons authorized to access the emergency assistance registry under Section 418.303 and with applicable municipalities and counties to ensure that a wellness check is conducted on each medically fragile individual listed in the emergency assistance registry and located in an area that experiences an event described by Section 418.305 to ensure the individual has:(1)  continuity of care; and(2)  the ability to continue using electrically powered medical equipment, if applicable.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Wellness Checks for Medically Fragile Individuals During Certain Emergencies|Section 418.305. Events Requiring Wellness Checks

Sec. 418.305.  EVENTS REQUIRING WELLNESS CHECKS.  (a)  The division, in collaboration with the commission and the department, shall adopt rules regarding which events require a wellness check, including:(1)  an extended power, water, or gas outage;(2)  a state of disaster declared under this chapter; or(3)  any other event considered necessary by the commission, the department, or the division.(b)  If more than one disaster is declared for the same event, or the same event qualifies as an event requiring a wellness check for multiple reasons under Subsection (a), only one wellness check is required to be conducted under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Wellness Checks for Medically Fragile Individuals During Certain Emergencies|Section 418.306. Requirements for Wellness Check

Sec. 418.306.  REQUIREMENTS FOR WELLNESS CHECK.  (a)  The division, in collaboration with the commission and the department, by rule shall develop minimum standards for conducting wellness checks.  Each county and municipality shall adopt procedures for conducting wellness checks in compliance with the minimum standards.(b)  A wellness check on a medically fragile individual under this subchapter must:(1)  include:(A)  an automated telephone call and text to the individual;(B)  a personalized telephone call to the individual; and(C)  if the individual is unresponsive to a telephone call under Paragraph (B), an in-person wellness check; and(2)  be conducted in accordance with the minimum standards prescribed by division rule and the procedures of the applicable county or municipality.(c)  A wellness check must be conducted as soon as practicable but not later than 24 hours after the event requiring a wellness check occurs.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 418.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 418 - Emergency Management|Subchapter J. Wellness Checks for Medically Fragile Individuals During Certain Emergencies|Section 418.307. Rules

Sec. 418.307.  RULES.  The division, in collaboration with the commission and the department, shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 419.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 419.001. Definitions

Sec. 419.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.(2)  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, "volunteer fire fighter" and "volunteer fire chief" do not include a person who is also employed full-time in the fire service.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 419.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 419.002. Commission

Sec. 419.002.  COMMISSION.  The Texas Commission on Fire Protection is an agency of the state.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 419.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 419.003. Sunset Provision

Sec. 419.003.  SUNSET PROVISION.  The Texas Commission on Fire Protection is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2033.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 3.10, eff. Nov. 12, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 709), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 419.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 419.005. Removal of Commission Members

Sec. 419.005.  REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 419.004;(2)  does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 419.004;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 419.006;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by majority vote of the commission.(b)  The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.(c)  If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the potential ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the commission, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 419.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 419.006. Conflict of Interest

Sec. 419.006.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of fire protection; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of fire protection.(c)  A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission or the agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 419.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 419.007. Officers; Compensation; Meetings

Sec. 419.007.  OFFICERS;  COMPENSATION;  MEETINGS.  (a)  The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.  The commission shall elect from among its members an assistant presiding officer and a secretary.(b)  The commission shall meet at least quarterly.(c)  A member of the commission may not receive compensation for service on the commission.  A member is entitled to receive reimbursement, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act, for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing services as a member of the commission.(d)  The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 912, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 419.0071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 419 - Texas Commission on Fire Protection|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 419.0071. Commission Member Training

Sec. 419.0071.  COMMISSION MEMBER TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing commission operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;(5)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of a state policy-making body in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The executive director of the commission shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission.  Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 709), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|