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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the responsibilities of a person who qualifies for a |
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peace officer license but has not yet been appointed as a peace |
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officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.3075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.3075. (a) A person who meets the requirements |
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set forth in Section 1701.307(a) has the same reporting |
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responsibilities toward the commission under rules adopted by the |
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commission as a license holder who has already been appointed as a |
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peace officer. |
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(b) The commission may determine that a person who meets the |
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requirements under Section 1701.307(a) is ineligible for |
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appointment as a peace officer based on events that occur after the |
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person meets the requirements in Section 1701.307(a) but before the |
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person is appointed. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |