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Texas House passes bill requiring standardized emergency plans for youth camps
Summary
The Texas House passed House Bill 1 after adding funding and safety amendments; the bill requires every resident youth camp to file an annual, multidisciplinary emergency plan with the Department of State Health Services and creates penalties for noncompliance.
Representative Darby led the House in passing House Bill 1, a bill requiring every resident youth camp in Texas to create, maintain and submit a professional-grade emergency operations plan to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The House voted 136-1 to pass the measure to engrossment and final passage.
The bill’s sponsor said the legislation was driven by recent flood fatalities at overnight camps and aims to ensure camps are not “throw[n] together” in a crisis. Representative Darby said, “House Bill 1 is about 1 thing. Making sure every single youth camp in Texas has a rigorous, professional grade emergency plan to protect the children entrusted to their care.”
The bill requires annual plans that address at least 12 named emergency scenarios, including lost campers, internal fires, epidemics, serious injuries, unauthorized intruders and aquatic emergencies. Plans…
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