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AN ACT
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relating to the responsibilities of a person who qualifies for a |
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peace officer license but has not yet been appointed as a peace |
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officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.3075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.3075. QUALIFIED APPLICANT AWAITING APPOINTMENT. |
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(a) A person who meets the requirements set forth in Section |
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1701.307(a) has the same reporting responsibilities toward the |
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commission under rules adopted by the commission as a license |
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holder who has already been appointed as a peace officer. |
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(b) The commission may determine that a person who meets the |
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requirements under Section 1701.307(a) is ineligible for |
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appointment as a peace officer based on events that occur after the |
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person meets the requirements in Section 1701.307(a) but before the |
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person is appointed. |
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SECTION 2. This 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. 2799 was passed by the House on May |
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15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2799 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |