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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the automatic suspension and investigation of law |
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enforcement personnel involved in a shooting with a child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 141, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 141.036 to read as follow: |
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Sec. 141.036. AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION. (a) A law enforcement |
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officer who is involved in a shooting with a child shall be |
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immediately placed on administrative leave or suspended from active |
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duty until an investigation is conducted. |
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(b) The investigation of the shooting involving a child |
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shall be conducted by an independent law enforcement agency or |
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investigator. |
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(c) The suspended officer or officers are prohibited from |
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communicating with potential witnesses or suspects during the |
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investigation. |
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(d) If the investigation determines that the use of force |
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was unjustified or that the law enforcement officer failed to |
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intervene to prevent the death of a child, the suspended officer or |
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officers may be terminated, suspended, or subject to any other |
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disciplinary action. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |