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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to police officers eligible to be certified to enforce |
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commercial motor vehicle safety standards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities |
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is eligible to apply for certification under this section: |
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(1) a municipality with a population of 100,000 or |
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more; |
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(2) a municipality with a population of 60,000 or more |
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any part of which is located in: |
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(A) a county with a population of 750,000 or |
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more; and |
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(B) two or more counties with a combined |
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population of one million or more; |
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(3) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more |
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any part of which is located in a county with a population of two |
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million or more; |
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(4) [(3)] a municipality with a population of less |
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than 25,000: |
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(A) any part of which is located in a county with |
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a population of 2.4 million; and |
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(B) that contains or is adjacent to an |
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international port; or |
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(5) [(4)] a municipality any part of which is located |
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in a county bordering the United Mexican States. |
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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. |