{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-419.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 419.043","heading":"APPLICABLE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD.","body":"The National Fire Protection Association standard applicable to protective clothing, self-contained breathing apparatus, or personal alert safety systems is the standard in effect when a fire-fighting agency contracts to purchase the item. The agency may continue to use an item that was in use or contracted for before a change in a standard unless the commission determines that the continued use constitutes an undue risk to the wearer, in which case the commission shall order the use be discontinued and shall set an appropriate date for compliance with the revised standard.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1241, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 419. TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION","SUBCHAPTER B. REGULATING AND ASSISTING FIRE FIGHTERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.419.htm#419.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4ae5ba09cde6cf13f037558621607116f3a9d17e5698ea92fa2af6946b7a91c1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-419.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-419.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}