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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain retired peace officers to |
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obtain a weapons proficiency certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.357(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The agency shall establish written procedures for the |
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issuance or denial of a certificate of proficiency under this |
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section. The agency shall issue the certificate to a retired |
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officer who satisfactorily demonstrates weapons proficiency under |
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Subsection (b), provides proof that the officer is entitled to |
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receive a pension or annuity for [receiving retirement benefits on
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the basis of] service with a state or local law enforcement agency |
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or is not entitled to receive a pension or annuity only because the |
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law enforcement agency that employed the retired officer does not |
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offer a pension or annuity to its retired employees, and satisfies |
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the written procedures established by the agency. The agency shall |
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maintain records of any retired officer who holds a certificate |
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issued under this section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a weapons proficiency certificate under |
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Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, filed on or after September 1, |
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2007. An application for a weapons proficiency certificate under |
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Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, filed before September 1, 2007, |
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is covered by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |