JWW H.B. 2880 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


PUBLIC SAFETY
H.B. 2880
By: Carter
4-28-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

Currently, a company licensed to engage in activities regulated by the
Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies is
prohibited from engaging in those activities during any time that its
license is suspended.  This applies to security guards, private
investigators, alarm companies and monitoring companies.  Customers of a
company whose license has been suspended could suddenly find themselves
without protection. 

PURPOSE

This bill will allow alarm or monitoring companies to continue to monitor
existing contracts up to thirty days after their license has been
suspended, thus allowing customers up to thirty days to find a new
company. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1 Amends Section 47, The Private Investigators and Private
Security Act, Article   4413 (29)(bb), Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes
by allowing an alarm company   or monitoring company with a suspended
license to continue to monitor existing   contracts for thirty days
following the suspension. 

SECTION 2 Emergency Clause.