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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility to take the entrance examination for a |
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beginning position in the fire department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 143.023, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not take an entrance examination for a |
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beginning position in the [fire or] police department unless the |
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person is at least 18 years of age. A person may not take an |
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entrance examination for a beginning position in the fire |
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department unless the person is at least 18 years of age but not 36 |
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years of age or older. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Subsection |
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(a), Section 143.023, Local Government Code, applies only to an |
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entrance examination given on or after the effective date of this |
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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. |