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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility requirements for a beginning police |
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department position in certain municipalities under municipal |
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civil service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 143.105, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 143.105. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN POLICE |
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DEPARTMENT. In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements |
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prescribed by Section 143.023, to be certified as eligible for a |
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beginning position with a police department, a person must be at |
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least 21 years of age at the end of the probationary period and |
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have: |
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(1) served in the United States armed forces and |
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received an honorable discharge; |
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(2) earned at least 60 hours' credit in any area of |
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study at an accredited college or university, of which not more than |
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12 hours' credit may be earned for training at the police officer |
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training academy operated or sponsored by the municipality; or |
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(3) been employed full-time for at least five years as |
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a peace officer licensed by: |
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(A) the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer |
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Standards and Education; or |
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(B) an acceptable licensing entity in another |
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state that has law enforcement officer licensing requirements |
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substantially equivalent to those of Chapter 1701, Occupations |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a certification of eligibility for a beginning position in a |
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police department that occurs on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 780 was passed by the House on April |
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15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 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. 780 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |