Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 784.002
Closed Meetings


(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (b) and notwithstanding Chapter 551 (Open Meetings), Government Code, or any other law, a meeting in which critical incident stress management services or crisis response services are provided to an emergency service provider:

(1)

is closed to the general public; and

(2)

may be closed to any individual who was not directly involved in the critical incident or crisis.

(b)

Subsection (a) does not apply if:

(1)

the emergency service provider or the legal representative of the provider expressly agrees that the meeting may be open to the general public or to certain individuals; or

(2)

the emergency service provider is deceased.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 651 (S.B. 1065), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 784.002 — Closed Meetings, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­784.­htm#784.­002 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 784.002’s source at texas​.gov