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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 212 establishes minimum credentialing rules for emergency management coordinators
Last action · July 28, 2025: FiledSponsor: Richard Hayes
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What This Bill Proposed
HB 212 requires s appointed by local s to meet minimum credentialing qualifications established by rule by the division, and updates emergency management training requirements for certain officials.
Local governments and appointed s must comply with new state-established credentialing rules and specific training mandates.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Emergency Management Coordinators
Must meet newly established minimum credentialing qualifications set by the division.
Emergency Management Directors
Subject to updated statutory provisions regarding the designation of coordinators and administration of local emergency management.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jul 28, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
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