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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the Texas Private Security Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.021(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Texas Private Security Board consists of nine |
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[seven] members appointed by the governor with the advice and |
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consent of the senate as follows: |
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(1) five [four] public members, each of whom is a |
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citizen of the United States; |
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(2) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a |
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private investigator; |
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(3) one member who is licensed under this chapter as an |
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alarm systems company; [and] |
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(4) one member who is licensed under this chapter as |
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the owner or operator of a guard company; and |
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(5) one member who is licensed under this chapter as a |
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locksmith. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than February 1, 2015, the governor |
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shall appoint the members of the Texas Private Security Board |
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necessary to ensure that the composition of the board complies with |
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Section 1702.021, Occupations Code, as amended 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, 2013. |