C.S.H.B. 1769 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


C.S.H.B. 1769
By: Driver
Government Reform
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 
The Texas Commission on Private Security (commission) is responsible for
regulating certain occupations such as investigators and security
officers.  H.B. 1769 amends sections of the Occupations Code to clarify
provisions regarding the commission. 


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly
granted to the Texas Commission on Private Security in SECTION  2 of this
bill. 


ANALYSIS
Amends sections of Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, Private Security, to
make the following changes in law.  Prohibits a person whose pocket card
has not expired from receiving another in the same classification. Changes
the requirement that the commission develop a continuing education course
of at least four hours in handgun proficiency to a requirement of 6 hours
of continuing education instruction determined by the director of the
commission.  Changes the description of individuals to whom the provisions
regarding the security department of a private business applies. Repeals
sections relating to the geographical scope of security officer commission
and relating to notices to law enforcement in the county in which a person
regulated under this chapter resides. Changes apply only to license,
certification, registration, commission, or letter or authority originally
issued on or after the effective date. 

   
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2003.


COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE
C.S.H.B. 1769 deletes all of Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and part of
Section 3, making the following changes to the bill:  Removes the
amendment to the definitions of "alarm system," "detection device," "extra
job coordinator," and "letter of authority."  Removes the amendment to the
limitation on the purpose for which the commission may commission an
investigator who works full time as a peace officer for the commission.
Removes the elimination of specific fees in the statute and permitting the
commission to establish reasonable and necessary fees by rule.  Removes
the addition to the description of an alarm systems company a person who
consults with a person to sell, install, service, monitor, or respond to
an alarm system or detection device.  Removes the amendment to the
requirement that the three years required experience must be consecutive
for an investigations company license and that the experience must be
legally obtained.  Removes the amendment to the requirement that the two
years required experience must be consecutive for a applicant for a
license to engage in the business of a security services contractor or the
applicant's manager.  Removes the amendment that an individual acts as an
alarm system installer if the person installs, maintains, or repairs a
detection device.  Removes the amendment to the description of a security
salesperson.