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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disciplinary action against a peace officer by the |
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Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for failure to cooperate with |
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an investigation by a law enforcement agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.5015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.5015. FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATION BY |
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), |
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the commission shall suspend or revoke the license of a peace |
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officer who fails to cooperate, including by submitting to an |
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interview, with a law enforcement agency during an investigation by |
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the agency. |
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(b) A peace officer's license may not be suspended or |
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revoked under this section solely on the grounds that the peace |
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officer invoked the officer's right against self-incrimination |
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under the United States Constitution or the Texas Constitution. |
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(c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the |
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rules required by Section 1701.5015, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1701.5015, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurs before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |