Tex. Health & Safety Code § 771.062 · Subchapter C. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
LOCAL ADOPTION OF STATE RULE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An emergency communication district may adopt any provision of this chapter or any commission rule. The commission may enforce a provision or rule adopted by an emergency communication district under this section.
(b) The commission shall maintain and update at least annually a list of provisions or rules that have been adopted by emergency communication districts under this section.
(c) An emergency communication district or home-rule municipality that operates a 9-1-1 system independent of the state system may voluntarily submit strategic planning information to the commission for use in preparing the strategic plan for statewide 9-1-1 service. This information as determined by the commission, if reported, may:
(1) include a survey of the current performance, efficiency, and degree of implementation of emergency communications services;
(2) detail the progress made toward meeting the goals and objectives of the previous strategic plan;
(3) describe the strategic direction, goals, and objectives for emergency communications services;
(4) identify major issues, long-range policy guidelines, and priorities relating to improving emergency communications services; and
(5) detail the financial performance of each district in implementing emergency communications services.
(d) The commission shall establish reasonable guidelines for use by districts and home-rule municipalities in preparing information for the strategic plan for statewide 9-1-1 services. These guidelines shall include the time frames of information and instructions for submission.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.771.htm
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