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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the training and certification of certain members or |
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former members of the military as correctional officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 493.034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 493.034. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS |
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OF THE MILITARY AS CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS. (a) The department shall |
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establish and implement a streamlined program to train and certify |
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as a correctional officer an individual who is: |
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(1) a member of a reserve component of the United |
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States armed forces; or |
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(2) a former member of the United States armed forces |
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or a reserve component of the United States armed forces who has |
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received an honorable or general discharge. |
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(b) To the extent practicable, the department shall model |
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the program established under this section after the Troops to |
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Teachers program operated by the United States Department of |
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Education and Department of Defense. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall |
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establish and implement a program to train and certify members and |
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former members of the military as correctional officers as required |
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by Section 493.034, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |