1-1 By: Blackwood (Senate Sponsor - Turner) H.B. No. 977
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 1993;
1-3 April 27, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on State
1-4 Affairs; May 21, 1993, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 21, 1993,
1-6 sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-9 Harris of Dallas x
1-10 Rosson x
1-11 Carriker x
1-12 Henderson x
1-13 Leedom x
1-14 Lucio x
1-15 Luna x
1-16 Nelson x
1-17 Patterson x
1-18 Shelley x
1-19 Sibley x
1-20 West x
1-21 Whitmire x
1-22 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 977 By: Carriker
1-23 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-24 AN ACT
1-25 relating to the Law Enforcement Management Institute.
1-26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-27 SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 415,
1-28 Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-29 SUBCHAPTER E. BILL BLACKWOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT
1-30 MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF TEXAS
1-31 SECTION 2. Section 415.092, Government Code, is amended to
1-32 read as follows:
1-33 Sec. 415.092. Institute. The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement
1-34 Management Institute of Texas is created for the training of
1-35 police management personnel. The institute may be located on the
1-36 campus of a state institution of higher education.
1-37 SECTION 3. Section 415.098(d), Government Code, is amended
1-38 to read as follows:
1-39 (d) The board shall establish reasonable charges for
1-40 participation in institute training programs by participants who
1-41 are not residents of this state. The participation costs of
1-42 participants who are residents, including tuition, books, room,
1-43 board, and travel costs, shall be paid from the Bill Blackwood Law
1-44 Enforcement Management Institute of Texas fund.
1-45 SECTION 4. Section 415.099, Government Code, is amended to
1-46 read as follows:
1-47 Sec. 415.099. Fund. The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement
1-48 Management Institute of Texas fund is in the state treasury. The
1-49 commission shall use the fund in administering the institute.
1-50 SECTION 5. Section 415.001(3), Government Code, is amended
1-51 to read as follows:
1-52 (3) "Institute" means the Bill Blackwood Law
1-53 Enforcement Management Institute of Texas.
1-54 SECTION 6. Section 415.082(a), Government Code, is amended
1-55 to read as follows:
1-56 (a) A person convicted of a criminal offense shall pay as
1-57 court costs $1.50 in addition to other taxable court costs. These
1-58 additional court costs shall be collected in the same manner that
1-59 other fines or court costs in the case are collected. Subject to
1-60 amounts retained under Section 415.083(d), $1 of those costs shall
1-61 be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the law
1-62 enforcement officer standards and education fund, and 50 cents
1-63 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Bill
1-64 Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas fund.
1-65 SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-66 SECTION 8. The importance of this legislation and the
1-67 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-68 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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2-4 Austin,
2-5 Texas
2-6 May 21, 1993
2-7 Hon. Bob Bullock
2-8 President of the Senate
2-9 Sir:
2-10 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred H.B. No.
2-11 977, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
2-12 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not
2-13 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do
2-14 pass and be printed.
2-15 Rosson,
2-16 Vice-Chairman
2-17 * * * * *
2-18 WITNESSES
2-19 FOR AGAINST ON
2-20 ___________________________________________________________________
2-21 Name: Ron Rogers x
2-22 Representing: UTSA
2-23 City: San Antonio
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2-25 Name: Patti Marchant x
2-26 Representing: Self
2-27 City: Pflugerville
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2-29 Name: David Johnson x
2-30 Representing: San Antonio ISD
2-31 City: San Antonio
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2-33 Name: Rick Thomas x
2-34 Representing: Law Enforcement Management
2-35 City: Round Rock
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2-37 Name: James R. Killingsworth x
2-38 Representing: Law Enforcement
2-39 City: Denton
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2-41 Name: T. Getterman x
2-42 Representing: TCLEOSE
2-43 City: Austin
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2-45 Name: Jack L. Ryle x
2-46 Representing: Self
2-47 City: Austin
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2-49 Name: Adan Munoz x
2-50 Representing: TCLEOSE
2-51 City: Austin
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2-53 Name: James Clifton
2-54 Representing: Comal County Sherifs Office
2-55 City: New Braunfels
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2-57 Name: Rae Ann Fichtner x
2-58 Representing: Law Enforcement Mgmt
2-59 City: Denton
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2-61 FOR AGAINST ON
2-62 ___________________________________________________________________
2-63 Name: Edward Laine x
2-64 Representing: Tx Commission Law Enforcement
2-65 City: Austin
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2-67 Name: L. D. Hobbs x
2-68 Representing: Texas A&M University
2-69 City: College Station
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3-1 Name: Craig Campbell x
3-2 Representing: TCLEOSE
3-3 City: Austin
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3-5 Name: David W. Mackenna x
3-6 Representing: Texas Womans University
3-7 City: Bedford
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3-9 Name: Jim R. Alexander x
3-10 Representing: Texas Womans University
3-11 City: Denton
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