Texas § ED.88.126 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE
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§ ED.88.126. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE
WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE: INTRASTATE FIRE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM AND REGIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS. (a) In this section: (1) "Intrastate fire mutual aid system team" means an intrastate fire mutual aid system team established under the state emergency management plan under Section 418.042 , Government Code, or the statewide mutual aid program for fire emergencies under Section 418.110 , Government Code, and coordinated by the Texas A&M Forest Service to assist the state with fire suppression and all-hazard emergency response activities before and following a natural or man-made disaster. (2) "Local government employee member" means a member who is an employee, as defined by Section 504.001 , Labor Code, of a political subdivision, as defined by that section. (3) "Member" means an individual, other than an employee of The Texas A&M University System, who has been officially designated as a member of an intrastate fire mutual aid system team or a regional incident management team. (4) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464 ), Sec. 8(1), eff. September 1, 2025. (5) "Regional incident management team" means a regional incident management team established under Section 88.122 or under the state emergency management plan under Section 418.042 , Government Code, and coordinated by the Texas A&M Forest Service to assist the state with managing incident response activities before and following a natural or man-made disaster. (6) "State employee member" means a member employed by an agency of the state other than a component of The Texas A&M University System. (b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464 ), Sec. 8(2), eff. September 1, 2025. (c) Service with an intrastate fire mutual aid system team or a regional incident management team by a state employee member who is activated is considered to be in the course and scope of the employee's regular employment with the state. (d) Service with an intrastate fire mutual aid system team or a regional incident management team by an employee of The Texas A&M University System is considered to be in the course and scope of the employee's regular employment with The Texas A&M University System. (e) Service with an intrastate fire mutual aid system team or a regional incident management team by a local government employee member who is activated is considered to be in the course and scope of the employee's regular employment with the political subdivision. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (H.B. 919 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464 ), Sec. 8(1), eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 (H.B. 4464 ), Sec. 8(2), eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER C. THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
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Section ED.88.126 ("WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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