1-1     By:  Turner of Coleman (Senate Sponsor - West)        H.B. No. 1121
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2001;
 1-3     May 11, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
 1-4     Justice; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:
 1-5     Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to eligibility for enrollment in certain law enforcement
 1-9     training programs.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1. Section 1701.255, Occupations Code, is amended by
1-12     adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
1-13           (c)  A person may not enroll in a peace officer training
1-14     program under Section 1701.251(a) unless the person has received:
1-15                 (1)  a high school diploma;
1-16                 (2)  a high school equivalency certificate and has
1-17     completed at least 12 hours at an institution of higher education
1-18     with at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale; or
1-19                 (3)  an honorable discharge from the armed forces of
1-20     the United States after at least 24 months of active duty service.
1-21           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-22     applies only to eligibility for enrollment in a training program
1-23     under Section 1701.251, Occupations Code, on or after the effective
1-24     date of this Act.
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