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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. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3105.001, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 3105.001. PURPOSE OF MEMORIAL. The Texas Peace |
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Officers' Memorial is a monument erected on the grounds of the |
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Capitol Complex to recognize and honor the ultimate sacrifice made |
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by law enforcement and corrections officers in this state who were |
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killed or died as a result of personal injury sustained in the line |
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of duty. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 3105.003 and 3105.004, Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3105.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMORIAL. A person is |
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eligible to have the person's name on the memorial if the person was |
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[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, and the person's |
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survivors would be entitled to benefits under Chapter 615; |
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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, and the person was |
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killed in the line of duty; 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, and the person's survivors |
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would be entitled to benefits under Chapter 615. |
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Sec. 3105.004. MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIAL. (a) The board is |
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responsible for the maintenance of the memorial and shall use money |
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appropriated to the board for that purpose. The board shall: |
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(1) establish a schedule for the maintenance of the |
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memorial; [and] |
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(2) select persons to maintain the memorial;[.] |
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(3) [(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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(4) [(2)] adopt rules and establish procedures for |
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adding names to the memorial in accordance with Section 3105.003[;
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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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(b) [(c)] The board [commission] may contract with public |
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or private entities to: |
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(1) facilitate research; |
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(2) establish and maintain historical and archival |
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records; [and] |
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(3) store records in a place accessible to the public; |
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and |
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(4) raise money for the continued maintenance and |
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improvement of the memorial. |
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(c) [(d)] An entity that collects funds for the |
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maintenance and improvement of the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial |
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shall send that money to the board [commission] to be deposited in |
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the Capitol fund account. |
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SECTION 3. Section 3105.002(2), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |