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Amend CSHB 11 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.0165 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.0165. VETERAN APPLICANTS FOR TROOPER TRAINING. The department shall accept a person applying to the department's trooper trainee academy if the person:
(1) has served four or more years in the United States armed forces as a member of the military police or other security force and received an honorable discharge; and
(2) meets all other department requirements for a commissioned officer.