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Senate Bill 1124 |
Senate Author: King et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
House Sponsor: Neave Criado et al. |
Current law makes a person ineligible to serve as a sheriff unless the person has a high school diploma or equivalent, is 21 years of age, and is not a convicted felon. Senate Bill 1124 amends the Local Government Code and Occupations Code to revise that eligibility criteria by retaining the education requirement but providing the option to either hold an active permanent peace officer license or satisfy the age and criminal history requirement, while also possessing certain military or federal investigator experience. The bill makes a person ineligible to be a candidate for sheriff unless the person holds such a license or is a person with such experience and timely obtains a peace officer license. The bill repeals provisions relating to the authorization for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to require each county sheriff who is not a commissioned peace officer to attend certain law enforcement instruction.