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. The Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
1-16     Standards and Education may not adopt a rule, or implement a
1-17     previously adopted rule, that requires a person who enrolls in a
1-18     training program to have an associate's degree before or after
1-19     enrollment in a training program under Section 1701.251,
1-20     Occupations Code, to be eligible for a license under Chapter 1701,
1-21     Occupations Code.  This section expires September 1, 2003.
1-22           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-23     applies only to eligibility for enrollment in a training program
1-24     under Section 1701.251, Occupations Code, on or after the effective
 2-1     date of this Act.
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 1121 was passed by the House on May
         11, 2001, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in
         Senate amendments to H.B. No. 1121 on May 24, 2001, by a non-record
         vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 1121 was passed by the Senate, with
         amendments, on May 21, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor