By Armbrister                                          S.B. No. 455
         77R4571 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; or
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.
1-13           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-14     applies only to eligibility for enrollment in a training program
1-15     under Section 1701.251, Occupations Code, on or after the effective
1-16     date of this Act.