Tex.
Gov't Code Section 614.071
Definitions
(1)
“Director” means the director of the Texas Forest Service.(2)
“Fund” means the rural volunteer fire department insurance fund.(3)
“Partially paid fire department” means a fire department operated by its members that includes:(A)
some volunteer members; and(B)
not more than 20 paid members.(4)
“Program” means the rural volunteer fire department insurance program.(5)
“Service” means the Texas Forest Service, an agency of The Texas A&M University System.(6)
“Volunteer fire department” means a fire department operated by its members, including a partially paid fire department, that:(A)
is operated on a not-for-profit basis, including a department exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and(B)
participates in a firefighter certification program administered:(i)
under Section 419.071 (Voluntary Certification Program for Volunteer Fire Fighters and Fire Departments);(ii)
by the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas; or(iii)
by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Source:
Section 614.071 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.614.htm#614.071 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
