HB4685 - Relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools.

  89R17326 GP-F     By: Leach, et al. H.B. No. 4685     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4685:     By:  Bell of Montgomery C.S.H.B. No. 4685       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 419.029, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 419.029.  TRAINING CURRICULUM. (a) The commission may   establish minimum curriculum requirements for preparatory,   in-service, and advanced courses and programs for a school operated   by or for this state or a local government specifically for training   fire protection personnel or recruits.           (b)     The minimum curriculum requirements established by the   commission under Subsection (a) must require training on conducting   a fire safety inspection at a public or private school in accordance   with Section 419.909.          SECTION 2.  Section 419.909, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), and (b-3) to read as follows:           (b-1)     A fire safety inspection of a public or private   school, including an open-enrollment charter school, required by a   state or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance must include an   examination of each automated external defibrillator, as defined by   Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code, on the school campus to   determine whether the defibrillator is fully functional, which must   include verifying that that defibrillator's pads and battery have   not expired and that the defibrillator's status indicator light   indicates that the device is ready for use. A representative of the   school campus shall present each automated external defibrillator   for inspection.           (b-2)     A person who conducts a fire safety inspection   described by Subsection (b-1) must:                 (1)     provide a written report of the inspection and any   relevant paperwork pertaining to the findings of the inspection to:                       (A)     if the inspection is of a public school, the   principal of the school and the superintendent of the applicable   school district; or                       (B)     if the inspection is of a private school, the   director of the school; and                 (2)     at the time the person provides the report as   required by Subdivision (1), indicate on the report the method by   which, and the time and date on which, the person provided the   report to the appropriate person under that subdivision.           (b-3)     The report required under Subsection (b-2) must be   filed:                 (1)     at the school campus to which the report relates;   and                 (2)     according to the year in which the inspection   occurred.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.