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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of polygraph examinations to certain |
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officers and employees of the Department of Public Safety of the |
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State of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.00741 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.00741. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS |
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AND EMPLOYEES. (a) The department may require a commissioned or |
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noncommissioned officer or employee of the department to submit to |
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the administration of a polygraph examination administered by a |
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polygraph examiner if: |
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(1) the officer or employee is assigned to a position |
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that requires the officer or employee to work with a federal agency |
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on national security issues; and |
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(2) the federal agency requires that the officer or |
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employee submit to a polygraph examination. |
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(b) If an officer or employee does not submit to the |
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administration of a polygraph examination required under |
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Subsection (a), the department may, as applicable: |
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(1) remove the officer or employee from an assignment |
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to a position described by Subsection (a)(1); or |
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(2) refuse to assign the officer or employee to that |
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position. |
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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. |