Texas § 411.3735 CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS.

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§ 411.3735 — CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS.

Texas § 411.3735

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 411.3735 (2026).

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Sec. 411.3735. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS.

(a)In this section:

(1)"Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

(2)"Public information officer" means an individual who is employed or appointed by a state agency or local government entity and whose duties include communicating with the public during a disaster regarding the disaster.

(b)Each of the following entities shall employ or appoint a public information officer who must obtain certification in emergency communications from the division and complete continuing education on emergency communications as provided by Subchapter K , Chapter 418 :

(1)a municipal police department;

(2)a sheriff's office;

(3)a county constable's office;

(4)a school district po

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Sec. 411.3735. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
(2) "Public information officer" means an individual who is employed or appointed by a state agency or local government entity and whose duties include communicating with the public during a disaster regarding the disaster.
(b) Each of the following entities shall employ or appoint a public information officer who must obtain certification in emergency communications from the division and complete continuing education on emergency communications as provided by Subchapter K , Chapter 418 :
(1) a municipal police department;
(2) a sheriff's office;
(3) a county constable's office;
(4) a school district police department; and
(5) the department.
(c) The chief administrative officer of an agency may be appointed or employed as a public information officer.