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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedures for certain honorably retired peace |
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officers to maintain a license to carry a concealed handgun. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 411.199(a) and (e), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who is licensed as a peace officer under |
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Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, [Chapter 415] and who has been |
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employed full-time as a peace officer by a law enforcement agency |
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may apply for a license under this subchapter at any time after |
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retirement. |
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(e) A retired peace officer who obtains a license under this |
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subchapter must maintain, for the category of weapon licensed, the |
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proficiency required for a peace officer under Section 1701.355, |
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Occupations Code [Section 415.035]. The department [or a local law
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enforcement agency] shall allow a retired peace officer of the |
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department [or agency] an opportunity to annually demonstrate the |
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required proficiency. A local law enforcement agency shall allow a |
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retired peace officer of the agency, or a retired peace officer who |
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resides in the jurisdiction of the agency, an opportunity to |
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annually demonstrate the required proficiency. The proficiency |
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shall be reported to the department on application and renewal. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |