80R224 KCR-D
 
  By: Hughes H.B. No. 638
 
 
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain retired peace officers to
obtain a weapons proficiency certificate.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 1701.357(c), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       (c)  The agency shall establish written procedures for the
issuance or denial of a certificate of proficiency under this
section. The agency shall issue the certificate to a retired
officer who satisfactorily demonstrates weapons proficiency under
Subsection (b), provides proof that the officer is entitled to
receive a pension or annuity for [receiving retirement benefits on
the basis of] service with a state or local law enforcement agency
or is not entitled to receive a pension or annuity only because the
law enforcement agency that employed the retired officer does not
offer a pension or annuity to its retired employees, and satisfies
the written procedures established by the agency. The agency shall
maintain records of any retired officer who holds a certificate
issued under this section.
       SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an application for a weapons proficiency certificate under
Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, filed on or after September 1,
2007. An application for a weapons proficiency certificate under
Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, filed before September 1, 2007,
is covered by the law in effect on the date the application was
filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
       SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.