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Senate Bill 542 |
Senate Author: Hegar |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
House Sponsor: Fletcher |
Senate Bill 542 amends the Occupations Code to clarify the applicability of provisions relating to medical test requirements for licensure by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education and provisions relating to continuing education procedures adopted by the commission for license holders. The bill removes a physical examination as an option for testing for drug dependency or illegal drug use for licensure purposes and requires a police chief to complete the initial training and continuing education program for police chiefs provided by the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University. The bill repeals a provision prohibiting an ex officio member of the commission from voting at a commission meeting.