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By: Pickett, Margo (Senate Sponsor - Rodriguez) |
H.B. No. 1254 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2011; |
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April 26, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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International Relations and Trade; May 10, 2011, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 10, 2011, |
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sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consideration of the consolidation of school district |
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employment of peace officers and security personnel in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.0815 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.0815. CONSIDERATION OF COUNTYWIDE EMPLOYMENT OF |
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SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SECURITY PERSONNEL. (a) This |
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section applies only to a county with a population of 800,000 or |
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more that is located adjacent to an international border. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2012, the school districts in |
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a county subject to this section shall meet and discuss countywide |
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consolidation of school district employment of peace officers and |
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security personnel. The districts shall collect and review |
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information related to the employment of peace officers and |
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security personnel by each district and discuss the feasibility and |
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advisability of consolidating that employment. |
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(c) Not later than May 1, 2012, the school districts shall |
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provide a joint report to the commissioner: |
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(1) summarizing the information collected and |
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reviewed under Subsection (b); and |
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(2) providing recommendations concerning the |
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feasibility and advisability of countywide consolidation of school |
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district employment of peace officers and security personnel based |
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on the discussions under Subsection (b). |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2012. |
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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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