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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 419.001. Definitions - Sec. 419.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...
Section 419.002. Commission - Sec. 419.002. COMMISSION. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection is...
Section 419.003. Sunset Provision - Sec. 419.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection...
Section 419.004. Composition of Commission - Sec. 419.004. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission is composed...
Section 419.005. Removal of Commission Members - Sec. 419.005. REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS. (a) It is a...
Section 419.006. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 419.006. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, "Texas...
Section 419.007. Officers; Compensation; Meetings - Sec. 419.007. OFFICERS; COMPENSATION; MEETINGS. (a) The governor shall designate...
Section 419.0071. Commission Member Training - Sec. 419.0071. COMMISSION MEMBER TRAINING. (a) A person who is...
Section 419.008. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 419.008. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commission may...
Section 419.0083. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 419.0083. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The commission...
Section 419.009. Personnel - Sec. 419.009. PERSONNEL. (a) The commission shall employ an executive...
Section 419.0091. General Counsel - Sec. 419.0091. GENERAL COUNSEL. The commission may employ not more...
Section 419.011. Complaints - Sec. 419.011. COMPLAINTS. (a) The commission shall maintain a system...
Section 419.012. Technological Solutions - Sec. 419.012. TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS. The commission shall implement a policy...
Subchapter B. Regulating and Assisting Fire Fighters and Fire Departments
Section 419.021. Definitions - Sec. 419.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Aircraft rescue and...
Section 419.022. General Powers Relating to This Subchapter - Sec. 419.022. GENERAL POWERS RELATING TO THIS SUBCHAPTER. (a) The...
Section 419.0225. Certain Rules Prohibited - Sec. 419.0225. CERTAIN RULES PROHIBITED. (a) The commission may not...
Section 419.024. Local Government Powers - Sec. 419.024. LOCAL GOVERNMENT POWERS. Except as expressly provided by...
Section 419.025. Manual - Sec. 419.025. MANUAL. The commission shall set and collect a...
Section 419.026. Fees for Certificates - Sec. 419.026. FEES FOR CERTIFICATES. (a) The commission shall set...
Section 419.0265. Reciprocity - Sec. 419.0265. RECIPROCITY. (a) The commission may waive any prerequisite...
Section 419.027. Biennial Inspections - Sec. 419.027. BIENNIAL INSPECTIONS. (a) At least biennially, the commission...
Section 419.028. Training Programs and Instructors - Sec. 419.028. TRAINING PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTORS. The commission may: (1)...
Section 419.029. Training Curriculum - Sec. 419.029. TRAINING CURRICULUM. The commission may establish minimum curriculum...
Section 419.030. Cooperation With Other Entities for Training Purposes - Sec. 419.030. COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. The...
Section 419.031. Training Assistance - Sec. 419.031. TRAINING ASSISTANCE. The commission shall adopt rules and...
Section 419.032. Appointment of Fire Protection Personnel - Sec. 419.032. APPOINTMENT OF FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL. (a) A fire...
Section 419.0321. Part-Time Fire Protection Employees - Sec. 419.0321. PART-TIME FIRE PROTECTION EMPLOYEES. (a) A fire department...
Section 419.0322. Categories and Designation of Persons Performing Fire Protection Duties - Sec. 419.0322. CATEGORIES AND DESIGNATION OF PERSONS PERFORMING FIRE PROTECTION...
Section 419.0325. Criminal History Record Information Approval Required for Certification - Sec. 419.0325. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION....
Section 419.033. Certificate Expiration - Sec. 419.033. CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION. (a) The commission by rule may...
Section 419.034. Certificate Renewal - Sec. 419.034. CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. (a) A fire department or other...
Section 419.0341. Individual Certificate Holder; Certificate Renewal - Sec. 419.0341. INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATE HOLDER; CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. (a) Notwithstanding any...
Section 419.035. Certification Examinations - Sec. 419.035. CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS. (a) Not later than the 30th...
Section 419.036. Disciplinary Actions - Sec. 419.036. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) The commission may revoke or...
Section 419.0365. Disciplinary Hearing - Sec. 419.0365. DISCIPLINARY HEARING. If the commission proposes to suspend,...
Section 419.0366. Tracking and Analysis of Complaint and Violation Data - Sec. 419.0366. TRACKING AND ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT AND VIOLATION DATA....
Section 419.037. Appointment as Marine Fire Protection Personnel - Sec. 419.037. APPOINTMENT AS MARINE FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL. (a) The...
Section 419.038. Appointment to Aircraft Fire Fighting and Rescue Fire Protection Personnel Position - Sec. 419.038. APPOINTMENT TO AIRCRAFT FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE FIRE...
Section 419.039. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 419.039. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 419.040. Protective Clothing - Sec. 419.040. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. (a) A fire department shall purchase,...
Section 419.041. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus - Sec. 419.041. SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. (a) A fire department shall...
Section 419.042. Personal Alert Safety Systems - Sec. 419.042. PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS. (a) A fire department...
Section 419.043. Applicable National Fire Protection Association Standard - Sec. 419.043. APPLICABLE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD. The National...
Section 419.044. Incident Management System - Sec. 419.044. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (a) A fire department shall...
Section 419.045. Personnel Accountability System - Sec. 419.045. PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. (a) A fire department shall...
Section 419.046. Fire Protection Personnel Operating at Emergency Incidents - Sec. 419.046. FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL OPERATING AT EMERGENCY INCIDENTS. (a)...
Section 419.047. Commission Enforcement - Sec. 419.047. COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT. The commission shall enforce Sections 419.040,...
Section 419.048. Fire Protection Personnel Injury Data; Recommendations to Reduce Injuries - Sec. 419.048. FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL INJURY DATA; RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE...
Subchapter D. Volunteer Fire Fighters and Fire Departments
Section 419.071. Voluntary Certification Program for Volunteer Fire Fighters and Fire Departments - Sec. 419.071. VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS AND...
Section 419.072. Obtaining Paid Employment as Fire Fighter - Sec. 419.072. OBTAINING PAID EMPLOYMENT AS FIRE FIGHTER. (a) Notwithstanding...
Section 419.073. Individual Certificate Holder; Certificate Renewal - Sec. 419.073. INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATE HOLDER; CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. (a) A volunteer...
Subchapter E. Paid Fire Fighters and Fire Departments Not Connected With a Local Government
Section 419.081. Mandatory Inspection and Regulation of Certain State Agencies - Sec. 419.081. MANDATORY INSPECTION AND REGULATION OF CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES....
Section 419.082. Training for State Agency Fire Fighters - Sec. 419.082. TRAINING FOR STATE AGENCY FIRE FIGHTERS. The commission...
Section 419.083. Voluntary Regulation of Certain State Officials, State Agencies, and State Agency Employees - Sec. 419.083. VOLUNTARY REGULATION OF CERTAIN STATE OFFICIALS, STATE AGENCIES,...
Section 419.084. Voluntary Regulation of Certain Federal Agencies and Federal Fire Fighters - Sec. 419.084. VOLUNTARY REGULATION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES AND FEDERAL...
Section 419.085. Voluntary Regulation of Certain Nongovernmental Departments - Sec. 419.085. VOLUNTARY REGULATION OF CERTAIN NONGOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENTS. (a) A...
Section 419.086. Eligibility for Certain Training Assistance - Sec. 419.086. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN TRAINING ASSISTANCE. If an entity...
Section 419.087. Mandatory Regulation of Certain Nongovernmental Organizations and Personnel - Sec. 419.087. MANDATORY REGULATION OF CERTAIN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONNEL....
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 419.902. Coordination With Firemen's Training School - Sec. 419.902. COORDINATION WITH FIREMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL. The commission and...
Section 419.903. Coordination With Texas Forest Service - Sec. 419.903. COORDINATION WITH TEXAS FOREST SERVICE. The commission and...
Section 419.904. Technical Assistance to Emergency Services Districts - Sec. 419.904. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS. The commission...
Section 419.905. Appeal of Commission Decisions - Sec. 419.905. APPEAL OF COMMISSION DECISIONS. (a) A person dissatisfied...
Section 419.906. Administrative and Civil Penalties; Injunction - Sec. 419.906. ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL PENALTIES; INJUNCTION. (a) In addition...
Section 419.907. Location of Offices of Commission, State Fire Marshal, and Texas Forest Service - Sec. 419.907. LOCATION OF OFFICES OF COMMISSION, STATE FIRE MARSHAL,...
Section 419.908. Cooperation With Federal and State Entities in a Disaster - Sec. 419.908. COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AND STATE ENTITIES IN A...
Section 419.909. Fire Safety Inspections - Sec. 419.909. FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS. (a) Except as provided by...