{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-455.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 455.055","heading":"STAFFING LEVELS; TRAINING.","body":"(a) The department, in consultation with the Federal Transit Administration, shall determine an appropriate staffing level for the state safety oversight program that is commensurate with the number, size, and complexity of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in this state.\n(b) The department shall ensure that the personnel who are responsible for rail fixed guideway public transportation safety oversight are qualified to perform oversight functions through appropriate training, including the successful completion of the public transportation safety certification training program established under 49 U.S.C. Section 5329(c).\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE K. MASS TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 455. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING MASS TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B. STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.455.htm#455.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"99bb53c6aa79805a9632e27f666ce497f5413871d6353cba3b183611674e0e31","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-455.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-455.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}