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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to grants of appropriated money to certain peace officer |
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organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 614, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter H to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER H. GRANTS TO PEACE OFFICER ORGANIZATIONS |
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Sec. 614.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Appropriated money" means money appropriated by |
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the legislature through the General Appropriations Act or other |
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law. |
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(2) "Peace officer organization" means an |
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association, group, union, lodge, local, or other organization, |
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whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which peace officers |
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participate and that exists wholly or partly to deal with employers |
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concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages and rates of pay, |
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hours of employment, and conditions of work. |
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(3) "Political committee," "political contribution," |
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and "political expenditure" have the meanings assigned by Section |
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251.001, Election Code. |
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(4) "State agency" means: |
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(A) a department, commission, board, office, or |
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other entity in the executive branch of state government; |
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(B) the supreme court, the court of criminal |
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appeals, another entity in the judicial branch of state government |
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with statewide authority, or a court of appeals; or |
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(C) a university system or an institution of |
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higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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Sec. 614.152. RESTRICTIONS ON GRANT-MAKING. A state agency |
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may not use any money under the agency's control, including |
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appropriated money, to make a grant or other distribution to a peace |
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officer organization if: |
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(1) the organization or an employee of the |
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organization is required to register under Chapter 305; |
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(2) the organization employs a person for the purpose |
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of affecting the outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances, |
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or other governmental policies; |
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(3) the organization provides legal representation to |
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its members; |
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(4) the organization establishes a political |
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committee or assists a political committee in performing political |
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activities; or |
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(5) the organization makes a political contribution or |
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political expenditure. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |