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AN ACT
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relating to the presentation of Star of Texas awards to federal law |
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enforcement officers and special agents who are killed or sustain |
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serious or fatal injuries while assisting state or local law |
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enforcement agencies in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3106.002(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The Peace Officers' Star of Texas Award shall be awarded |
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to: |
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(1) each peace officer who is seriously injured in the |
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line of duty; |
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(2) [and] the surviving next of kin of each peace |
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officer who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of |
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duty; |
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(3) each federal law enforcement officer or special |
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agent who is seriously injured while performing duties in this |
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state to assist a state or local law enforcement agency; and |
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(4) the surviving next of kin of each federal law |
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enforcement officer or special agent who is killed or sustains a |
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fatal injury while performing duties in this state to assist a state |
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or local law enforcement agency. |
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SECTION 2. Section 3106.007, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 3106.007. RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARD. Any person who |
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has personal knowledge that a peace officer, firefighter, or |
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emergency medical first responder has been killed or seriously |
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injured in the line of duty, or that a federal law enforcement |
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officer or special agent has been killed or seriously injured while |
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performing duties in this state to assist a state or local law |
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enforcement agency, may submit that information in writing to a |
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committee under this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the SenateSpeaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1164 was passed by the House on April |
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5, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1164 was passed by the Senate on May |
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3, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |