Text of subsection as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 868), Sec. 1

Text of subsection as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 34), Sec. 3

1. (a) A request for assistance from the fund shall be submitted to the director.

2. (a-1) A volunteer fire department whose equipment is damaged or lost in responding to a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014 in an area subject to the declaration may submit a request for emergency assistance from the fund for:

   1. (1) the replacement or repair of damaged or lost personal protective equipment or other firefighting equipment; and
   2. (2) the purchase of a machine to clean personal protective equipment.
3. (b) On receiving a request for assistance, the director shall determine whether to provide assistance and the amount of the assistance to be provided, if any, based on the criteria developed under Section 614.102. A written copy of the decision shall be sent to the requestor.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1129, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 614.073 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(79), 3(27), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 877 (H.B. 3070), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.