89R11974 EAS-D By: LaHood H.B. No. 3246 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a resilience training program for first responders and active duty military personnel. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows: CHAPTER 56. RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Active duty military personnel" means an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the Texas National Guard. (2) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 421.095, Government Code. Sec. 56.002. RESILIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM. (a) The commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department shall jointly develop and implement a cognitive health resilience training program to assist first responders and active duty military personnel in effectively transitioning from service in this state to daily life. (b) The commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department shall ensure the training program is made available to first responders and active duty military personnel in person and electronically on the commission's Internet website. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission, the Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department shall jointly develop and implement the resilience training program required by Chapter 56, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.