Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. Line and page numbers may not match official copy. By Dukes H.B. No. 2980 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the classifications of police officers within the 1-3 Department of Public Safety. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 411, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 411.007(g) to read as follows: 1-7 Section 411.007(g) The commission shall adopt rules 1-8 designating the position of Capitol Police Officer to include the 1-9 grades of Capitol Police Officer III and Capitol Police Officer IV. 1-10 The salary and status of Capitol Police Officer III shall be equal 1-11 to that of DPS Trooper III and the salary and status of Capitol 1-12 Police Officer IV shall be equal to that of DPS Trooper IV. The 1-13 position of Capitol Police Corporal shall be re-classified as 1-14 Capitol Police Sergeant. The position of Capitol Police Corporal 1-15 shall be abolished and the position of Capitol Police Sergeant 1-16 shall constitute the position of a first-line supervisor. The 1-17 salary and status of a Capitol Police Sergeant shall be equal to 1-18 that of a DPS Sergeant. 1-19 SECTION 2. This act takes effect September 1, 1997. 1-20 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.