By West                                                H.B. No. 335
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to  the Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and
 1-3     Research Center.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding
 1-6     Subchapter J to read as follows:
 1-7         SUBCHAPTER J. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
 1-8                             AND RESEARCH CENTER
 1-9           Sec. 411.301.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "museum" means
1-10     the nonprofit organization, known as the Department of Public
1-11     Safety Historical Museum and Research Center, established by
1-12     employees and former employees of the department for the purposes
1-13     of creating and operating a museum and research facility to:
1-14                 (1)  inform the public about the personnel and history
1-15     of the department; and
1-16                 (2)  educate young people about law enforcement
1-17     procedures through an interactive facility.
1-18           Sec. 411.302.  GENERAL PROVISIONS. The commission may:
1-19                 (1)  establish a support staff in the department to
1-20     assist the museum;
1-21                 (2)  use department property to fulfill the purposes of
1-22     this subchapter; and
1-23                 (3)  enter into a contract with the museum.
1-24           Sec. 411.303.  PERSONNEL. (a)  The director may appoint and
 2-1     assign duties to department personnel to serve as paid support
 2-2     staff for the museum.
 2-3           (b)  The support staff may consist of a historian, a
 2-4     librarian, and other personnel as needed to administer the museum.
 2-5           (c)  The department may spend funds to hire support staff.
 2-6           Sec. 411.304.  FUNDING. (a)  The Department of Public Safety
 2-7     Historical Museum and Research Center account is created as a
 2-8     special account outside the state treasury to be held at the
 2-9     Department of Public Safety Credit Union and to be administered by
2-10     the commission.  The money in the account may be used only to
2-11     administer this subchapter.
2-12           (b)  The account is composed of gifts, grants, and donations
2-13     collected by the department from any public or private source for
2-14     the purposes of this subchapter.
2-15           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.