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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that members of the Public Safety |
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Commission hold a secret security clearance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 411.003, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission is composed of five citizens of this |
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state appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the |
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senate. Members must be selected because of their peculiar |
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qualifications for the position and must reflect the diverse |
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geographic regions and population groups of this state. Members |
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must have and maintain a secret security clearance granted by the |
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United States government. A member may serve on the commission upon |
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the granting of an interim secret security clearance, but may not be |
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given access to classified information, participate in a briefing |
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involving classified information, or vote on an issue involving |
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classified information until a secret security clearance has been |
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finally approved by the United States government. Appointments to |
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the commission shall be made without regard to race, color, |
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disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. In making an |
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appointment the governor shall consider, among other things, the |
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person's knowledge of laws, experience in the enforcement of law, |
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honesty, integrity, education, training, and executive ability. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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member of the Public Safety Commission serving on or after the |
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effective date of 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. |