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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 772.013. Complex Emergency Response and Investigation Planning for Department of Public Safety and Certain Political Subdivisions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., ch. 361 (H.B. 33), § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2025.  See, also, text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., ch. 653 (H.B. 4264), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2025, and text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., ch. 734 (H.B. 2217), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2025. >

(a) In this section:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(2) "First responder" means:

(A) a peace officer described by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(B) an individual included as fire protection personnel by Section 419.021;  and

(C) an individual included as emergency medical services personnel by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.

(b) To prepare for complex responses to and investigations of emergencies that require mutual aid and support from more than one governmental entity, the department shall consult with the sheriff of each county in which a primary or secondary school facility is located to determine which governmental entities that employ a first responder are reasonably likely, in the sheriff's opinion, to respond to an active shooter incident at one of those facilities.

(c) The department, each sheriff described by Subsection (b), and each governmental entity identified by the sheriff under that subsection shall collectively participate in:

(1) a multiagency tabletop exercise at least once each odd-numbered year;  and

(2) an in-person drill at least once each even-numbered year.

(d) The department shall invite any appropriate federal agency to participate in an exercise described by Subsection (c).

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