Amend CSHB 1690 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subchapter B-1, Chapter 411, Government Code (page 2, between lines 58 and 59), insert the following:
Sec. 411.0259. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) The Texas Rangers may refer the investigation of a complaint alleging an offense against public administration involving a person who is a member of the executive branch to the local law enforcement agency that would otherwise have authority to investigate the complaint, if a conflict of interest arises from the conduct of an investigation by the officers of the Texas Rangers.
(b) If a formal or informal complaint alleges that the public safety director or a deputy or assistant director of the Department of Public Safety has committed an offense against public administration, the Texas Rangers shall refer the investigation of the complaint to another law enforcement agency. The public safety director shall notify the chair of the Public Safety Commission of the referral of a complaint to another law enforcement agency within 24 hours after the referral is made.
(c) Local law enforcement must comply with all requirements of this subchapter in conducting an investigation of a complaint alleging an offense against public administration as provided by this section.
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 411.0259, Government Code (page 2, line 59), strike "Sec. 411.0259" and substitute "Sec. 411.0260".