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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas requires emergency management training and continuing education credentials for state and local officials
Last action · August 14, 2025: FiledSponsor: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
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What This Bill Proposed
HB 307 expands mandatory emergency management training and establishes a new credentialing system requiring continuing education for designated state and local public officers, elected law enforcement, county judges, and emergency management coordinators.
Local and state officials with disaster duties must now complete ongoing training and background readiness checks to maintain credentials, though missed training does not invalidate official government actions.
- The Texas Division of Emergency Management operates as part of the state's comprehensive emergency management infrastructure under the Texas Government Code. context
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.
Elected and appointed public officers
Must complete mandatory training, continuing education hours, and background readiness checks to maintain credentials.
Emergency management coordinators
Subject to new statewide training, credentialing, and continuing education requirements regardless of county population.
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Must develop and provide the training courses, credentialing system, verification protocols, and continuing education options.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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- Aug 14, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Expansion of Emergency Training Mandates
The bill removes previous population thresholds for emergency management coordinator training mandates, broadening requirements statewide.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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