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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain peace officer hiring policies regarding |
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applicants with a history of marihuana use. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 180.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 180.008. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY |
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HIRING POLICIES REGARDING PRIOR MARIHUANA USE. (a) A law |
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enforcement agency of a municipality or county may not adopt or |
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enforce a hiring policy provision that: |
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(1) automatically disqualifies peace officer position |
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applicants because of prior marijuana use; and |
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(2) considers marihuana use that occurred more than |
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three years before the date of application. |
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(b) This section does not prohibit a hiring policy provision |
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that disqualifies applicants for other acts or conditions related |
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to marihuana, including: |
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(1) the sale or distribution of marihuana by the |
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applicant; or |
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(2) an applicant's criminal history related to the |
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possession of marihuana. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |