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House Bill 780 |
House Author: Turner, Sylvester |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Ellis |
Current law requires an applicant for a beginning position with a police department in a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more and in certain other municipalities to have earned at least 60 hours' credit in any area of study at an accredited college or university in addition to meeting other eligibility requirements. House Bill 780 amends the Local Government Code to allow up to 12 of those college credit hours to be earned for training at the police officer training academy operated or sponsored by the municipality.