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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prerequisites for enrollment in certain peace |
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officer training programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.255(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A person may not enroll in a peace officer training |
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program under Section 1701.251(a) unless the person has received: |
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(1) a high school diploma; |
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(2) a high school equivalency certificate [and has
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completed at least 12 hours at an institution of higher education
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with at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale]; or |
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(3) an honorable discharge from the armed forces of |
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the United States after at least 24 months of active duty service. |
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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. |