Certification and Continuing Education Required For Certain Public Information Officers

Sec. 418.332. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS. (a) Each of the following entities shall employ or appoint a public information officer who must obtain certification in emergency communications from the division and complete continuing education on emergency communications as provided by this subchapter: (1) a municipality; (2) a county; (3) an independent school district; (4) an open-enrollment charter school; and (5) the division. (b) The chief administrator of an agency may be appointed or employed as a public information officer. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 361 (H.B. 33), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2025.