Sec. 418.044. ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL PLANS. (a) The division shall take an integral part in the development and revision of local and interjurisdictional emergency management plans. For that purpose, the division shall employ or otherwise secure the services of professional and technical personnel capable of providing expert assistance to political subdivisions and emergency management agencies. Those personnel shall consult with the subdivisions and agencies on a regularly scheduled basis and shall make field reviews of the areas, circumstances, and conditions to which particular local and interjurisdictional emergency management plans apply and may suggest revisions.
(b) The division shall encourage local and interjurisdictional agencies to seek advice from local government, business, labor, industry, agriculture, civic organizations, volunteer organizations, and community leaders.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 992, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection
Chapter 418 - Emergency Management
Subchapter C. Texas Division of Emergency Management
Section 418.042. State Emergency Management Plan
Section 418.0425. State Emergency Management Plan Annex
Section 418.043. Other Powers and Duties
Section 418.0435. Personal Protective Equipment Contracts
Section 418.044. Assistance in Development of Local Plans
Section 418.045. Temporary Personnel
Section 418.046. Assistance to Aviators
Section 418.0461. Assistance to Civil Air Patrol
Section 418.047. Communications
Section 418.048. Monitoring Weather; Disaster Preparedness Education
Section 418.050. Phased Reentry Plan
Section 418.0501. Reentry Credentialing Pilot Program
Section 418.051. Communications Coordination Group
Section 418.052. Use of Funds to Support Certain Persons
Section 418.053. Emergency Services District Program
Section 418.054. Disaster Response Guide
Section 418.0541. Catastrophic Debris Management Plan and Training
Section 418.0542. Catastrophic Debris Management Plan and Training
Section 418.0543. Contracting for Debris Removal
Section 418.0544. Disaster Preparation Contracts
Section 418.0545. Disaster Case Management System
Section 418.0546. Emergency Plan for Specialty Care Populations
Section 418.0547. Access to Local Volunteer Networks; Volunteer Mobile Medical Units
Section 418.0548. Communications Immediately Following a Disaster
Section 418.0549. Hardening of Utility Facilities and Critical Infrastructure
Section 418.055. Information Sharing Work Group
Section 418.0551. Permitting Task Force
Section 418.0552. Business Advisory Council
Section 418.0553. Disaster Recovery Task Force
Section 418.0554. Coordinating 9-1-1 Text Message Capability
Section 418.0555. Social Media Use During and After Disasters
Section 418.056. Disaster Mobile Application
Section 418.057. Disaster Web Portal
Section 418.058. Use of Data Analytics in Disaster Management