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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a peace officer employment |
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opportunity Internet website by the Texas Workforce Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 302.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.016. PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY |
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INTERNET WEBSITE. (a) In this section, "peace officer" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. |
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(b) The commission shall develop, maintain, and promote a |
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statewide employment opportunity Internet website to facilitate: |
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(1) public awareness of peace officer employment |
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opportunities with state and local law enforcement agencies; and |
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(2) an exchange of information between individuals |
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seeking employment as peace officers in this state and state and |
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local law enforcement agencies seeking applicants for employment as |
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peace officers. |
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(c) The Internet website must: |
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(1) be accessible to members of the public; and |
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(2) provide to individuals seeking employment as peace |
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officers and state and local law enforcement agencies that have |
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posted employment opportunities on the website an organized means |
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of exchanging information. |
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(d) The commission shall contract with the Commission on Law |
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Enforcement Officer Standards and Education to develop a license |
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verification interface to verify whether an applicant for |
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employment as a peace officer: |
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(1) holds a current license issued by the Commission |
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on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education under Chapter |
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1701, Occupations Code, and, if so, the level of that license; and |
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(2) has had the applicant's license revoked or |
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suspended by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards |
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and Education. |
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(e) The Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and |
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Education shall provide the commission with technical assistance in |
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the development and testing of the license verification interface |
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under Subsection (d). |
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(f) If the development and operation of the Internet website |
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and the associated license verification interface is not possible |
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due to a lack of available funding, the commission shall: |
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(1) enter into a memorandum of understanding with the |
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Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education to |
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integrate a peace officer job matching database for individuals |
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seeking employment as peace officers in this state and state and |
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local law enforcement agencies seeking applicants for employment as |
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peace officers into the commission's existing Labor Exchange |
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System; and |
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(2) ensure that: |
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(A) the commission registers an Internet domain |
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name that is unique and that identifies on its face the purpose of |
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the peace officer job matching database; and |
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(B) the registered domain name and associated |
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link directs users of the Internet to a web page that instructs |
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users on how to use the Labor Exchange System and includes a link to |
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enter that system. |
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SECTION 2. This Act does not make an appropriation. A |
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provision in this Act that creates a new governmental program, |
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creates a new entitlement, or imposes a new duty on a governmental |
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entity is not mandatory during a fiscal period for which the |
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legislature has not made a specific appropriation to implement the |
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provision. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2580 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 4, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2580 on May 23, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 1, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2580 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |