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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disciplinary action by the Commission on Law |
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Enforcement Officer Standards and Education against certain |
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officers elected under the Texas Constitution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.501, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the [The] |
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commission shall revoke or suspend a license, place on probation a |
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person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a license |
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holder for a violation of this chapter or a commission rule. |
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(b) The commission may establish procedures for the |
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revocation of a license issued under this chapter |
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[, other than a
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license issued to an officer elected under the Texas Constitution]. |
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(d) The commission may revoke a license issued under this |
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chapter to an officer elected under the Texas Constitution only if |
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the officer is convicted of: |
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(1) a felony; or |
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(2) a criminal offense directly involving the person's |
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duties as an officer. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an officer elected under the Texas Constitution who is convicted |
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of a felony or criminal offense that is committed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A conviction for an offense committed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect when the offense was committed, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense |
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is committed on or after the effective date of this Act if any |
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element of the offense is committed on or after that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |