By: Estes S.B. No. 1814

(In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2013; March 25, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs, and Homeland Security; April 11, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0; April 11, 2013, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1814 By: Estes

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a requirement that members of the Public Safety Commission hold a secret security clearance.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 411.003, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) The commission is composed of five citizens of this state appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Members must be selected because of their peculiar qualifications for the position and must reflect the diverse geographic regions and population groups of this state. Members must have and maintain a secret security clearance granted by the United States government. Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. In making an appointment the governor shall consider, among other things, the person's knowledge of laws, experience in the enforcement of law, honesty, integrity, education, training, and executive ability.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a member of the Public Safety Commission serving on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.

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