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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a regional center for public |
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safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 130, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 130.093 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.093. REGIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EXCELLENCE. |
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(a) In this section, "regional center" means the regional center |
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for public safety excellence established under this section. |
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(b) The regional center for public safety excellence is |
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established to develop and provide initial and continuing education |
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and training, including academic credit courses and programs, for |
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law enforcement personnel in the Rio Grande Valley. |
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(c) South Texas College shall administer the regional |
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center in partnership with political subdivisions and |
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participating school districts in the Rio Grande Valley. The |
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headquarters of the regional center are located at South Texas |
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College in Pharr, Texas. The regional center may use property and |
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facilities at other locations in the Rio Grande Valley. |
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(d) The regional center may solicit and accept gifts and |
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grants from any public or private source for purposes of this |
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section. The legislature may appropriate money for purposes of 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. |