By Eiland                                             H.B. No. 2064
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to an application for a memorial designation for a law
 1-3     enforcement officer who died in the line of duty.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 225.003, Transportation Code, is amended
 1-6     by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
 1-7     follows:
 1-8           (b)  The director shall make a decision on an application for
 1-9     a memorial designation for a law enforcement officer who died in
1-10     the line of duty not later than the 60th day after the date the
1-11     application is submitted.
1-12           (c)  A marker may not be erected earlier than the 91st day
1-13     after the date the director approves an application to allow the
1-14     department to select and prepare a proper site.
1-15           SECTION 2. (a)  This Act applies only to an application for a
1-16     designation submitted on or after the effective date of this Act.
1-17           (b)  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote
1-18     of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided
1-19     by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this Act does
1-20     not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes
1-21     effect September 1, 2001.