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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 3105, Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 3105. TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL MONUMENT |
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SECTION 2. Section 3105.001, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 3105.001. PURPOSE OF MONUMENT [MEMORIAL]. The Texas |
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Peace Officers' Memorial Monument is [a monument] erected on the |
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grounds of the Capitol Complex to recognize and honor the ultimate |
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sacrifice made by law enforcement and corrections officers in this |
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state who were killed in the line of duty. |
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SECTION 3. Section 3105.002(3), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "Monument" ["Memorial"] means the Texas Peace |
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Officers' Memorial Monument. |
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SECTION 4. Section 3105.003, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 3105.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR MONUMENT [MEMORIAL]. A |
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person is eligible to have the person's name on the monument |
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[memorial] if the person was killed in the line of duty and was: |
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(1) a law enforcement officer or peace officer for |
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this state or a political subdivision of this state under Article |
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2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law; |
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(2) a federal law enforcement officer or special agent |
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performing duties in this state, including those officers under |
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Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
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(3) a corrections or detention officer or county or |
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municipal jailer employed or appointed by a municipal, county, or |
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state penal institution in this state. |
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SECTION 5. The heading to Section 3105.004, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3105.004. MAINTENANCE OF MONUMENT [MEMORIAL]. |
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SECTION 6. Sections 3105.004(a), (b), and (d), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board is responsible for the maintenance of the |
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monument and shall use money appropriated to the board for that |
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purpose. The board may raise money from private or public entities |
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for the continued maintenance and update of the monument |
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[memorial]. The board shall: |
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(1) establish a schedule for the maintenance of the |
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monument [memorial]; and |
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(2) select persons to maintain the monument |
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[memorial]. |
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(b) The commission shall: |
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(1) establish and maintain historical and archival |
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records of the inducted officers and jailers that must be |
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accessible to family members and independent researchers; and |
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(2) adopt rules and establish procedures for adding |
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names to the monument [memorial] in accordance with Section |
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3105.003[; and
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[(3)
raise money from private or public entities for
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the continued maintenance and update of the memorial and transfer
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all the money to the board]. |
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(d) An entity that collects funds for the maintenance and |
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improvement of the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument shall |
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send that money to the board [commission] to be deposited in the |
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Capitol fund account. |
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SECTION 7. Section 3105.005(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Money contributed to the state for a purpose related to |
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the monument [memorial] shall be deposited by the board in the |
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Capitol fund to the credit of a separate interest-bearing account |
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established for the monument [memorial]. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |