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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the certification of sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to |
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enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards 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. Section 644.101(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of a county bordering the |
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United Mexican States or of a county with a population of one [2.2] |
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million or more is eligible to apply for certification under this |
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section. |
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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, 2013. |