Relating to emergency evacuation instruction and notice requirements for youth camps.
This bill updates Texas health and safety laws to require youth camps to establish specific emergency evacuation plans and provide training to campers and staff. Under the new rules, camps must post evacuation maps near every door in overnight buildings, showing the safest routes to a meeting point, backup routes, and the location of emergency equipment. Additionally, all participants must receive instruction on these routes and how to use the maps before their first overnight stay. The legislation directs the state health commissioner to create detailed regulations to enforce these requirements, which would directly impact youth camps operating in Texas.
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Jul 2025
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Introduced Jul 28, 2025
Last action Jul 28, 2025
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Charlene Ward Johnson
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