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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing certain municipalities and counties to |
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enter into interlocal contracts for the provision of law |
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enforcement services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 791, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 791.038 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 791.038. CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF LAW |
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ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section |
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applies only to: |
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(1) a county with a population of 800,000 or more and |
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located on the international border; and |
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(2) a municipality located wholly in a county |
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described by Subdivision (1). |
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(b) A municipality that enters into an interlocal contract |
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with a county under this chapter for the county to provide law |
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enforcement services to the municipality may abolish its municipal |
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police department. |
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(c) A county that enters into an interlocal contract with a |
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municipality under this chapter for the county to provide law |
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enforcement services to the municipality must assign county law |
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enforcement officers to discharge official duties in the |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 2. Section 791.038, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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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, 2021. |