Amend SB 1421 (House Committee Printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately:
	SECTION ____.  Section 143.023(c), Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(c)  A person who is 45 years of age or older may not be 
certified for a beginning position in a police department.  [A 
person who is 36 years of age or older and under 45 may not be 
certified as eligible for a beginning position in a police 
department unless the person has at least five years' experience as 
a peace officer or at least five years of military experience.]