Texas Labor Code
§ 506.003 — PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF TEXAS TASK FORCE 1, INTRASTATE FIRE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM TEAM, OR REGIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM
LA § 506.003Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES · Ch. 506. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies only to an employee, as defined by Section 501.001, 502.001, 503.001, 504.001, or 505.001, who is:
(1)a member of Texas Task Force 1, as defined by Section 88.302, Education Code, or a member of an intrastate fire mutual aid system team or a regional incident management team, as defined by Section 88.126, Education Code; and
(2)activated by the Texas Division of Emergency Management or is injured during training that is sponsored or sanctioned by the Texas Division of Emergency Management or Texas Task Force 1.
(b)For purposes of workers' compensation coverage under Chapter 501, service with Texas Task Force 1, an intrastate fire mutual aid system team, or a regional incident management team, as applicable, by an employee, as defined by Section 501.001, is:
(1)considered to be in the course and scope of the employee's regular employment; and
(2)included in the coverage provided under Chapter 501.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.