77R8804 GJH-D By Turner of Coleman H.B. No. 1121 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1121: By Driver C.S.H.B. No. 1121 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.