By: Madden, Pena, Guillen H.B. No. 280
      (Senate Sponsor - Gallegos)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 16, 2007;
  April 19, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Intergovernmental Relations; May 7, 2007, reported favorably by
  the following vote:  Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 7, 2007, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the eligibility of juvenile correctional officers for
  the fire fighter and law enforcement or security officer home loan
  program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2306.5621(a)(6), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (6)  "Corrections officer" means a corrections [an]
  officer employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a
  juvenile correctional officer employed by the Texas Youth
  Commission.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
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