{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.3071","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.3071","heading":"ISSUANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATOR LICENSE.","body":"(a) The commission shall issue a telecommunicator license to a person who:\n(1) submits an application;\n(2) completes the required training;\n(3) passes the required examination; and\n(4) meets any other requirement of this chapter and the rules prescribed by the commission to qualify as a telecommunicator.\n(a-1) The training required by Subsection (a)(2) must include telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that:\n(1) uses the most current nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines;\n(2) incorporates recognition protocols for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; and\n(3) provides information on best practices for relaying compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions to callers.\n(b) The commission may issue a temporary or permanent license to a person to act as a telecommunicator.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 15 (H.B. 786), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1701. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; DISQUALIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm#1701.3071","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"35e4feb2239f5ddf98a72aeee5f0af9cef089f875df5e665af154dae52d9f762","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.307","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.3075"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}