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By: Elkins, Fletcher (Senate Sponsor - Hegar) |
H.B. No. 1083 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2011; |
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April 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Criminal Justice; May 19, 2011, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of an identification card to certain |
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honorably retired peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 614.124(a), Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 938 (H.B. 3613), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) On request of an honorably retired peace officer who |
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holds a certificate of proficiency under Section 1701.357, |
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Occupations Code, the [The] law enforcement agency or other |
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governmental entity that was the last entity to appoint or employ |
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the [an] honorably retired peace officer as a peace officer shall |
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[may] issue an identification card to the [its] honorably retired |
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peace officer [officers]. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |
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