By Turner of Coleman                                  H.B. No. 1121
         77R8804 GJH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to eligibility for enrollment in certain law enforcement
 1-3     training programs.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 1701.255, Occupations Code, is amended by
 1-6     adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
 1-7           (c)  A person may not enroll in a peace officer training
 1-8     program under Section 1701.251(a) unless the person has received:
 1-9                 (1)  a high school diploma;
1-10                 (2)  a high school equivalency certificate and has
1-11     completed at least 12 hours at an institution of higher education
1-12     with at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale; or
1-13                 (3)  an honorable discharge from the armed forces of
1-14     the United States after at least 24 months of active duty service.
1-15           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-16     applies only to eligibility for enrollment in a training program
1-17     under Section 1701.251, Occupations Code, on or after the effective
1-18     date of this Act.