AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Currently, some law enforcement officers and agents are able to qualify for injury leave. H.B. 1428, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, created injury leave for peace officers who are commissioned by certain agencies.

 

These agencies are defined in statute and include the Public Safety Commission and the director of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

 

S.B. 1330 grants eligibility for injury leave to officers in the Law Enforcement Division of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

 

These officers work in areas including cybercrimes, facilities security, fugitive apprehension, Medicaid fraud control, and other special investigations.

 

As proposed, S.B. 1330 amends current law relating to injury leave for certain peace officers.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1. Amends Section 661.918(a), Government Code, to provide that this section applies to a peace officer under Article 2.12 (Who Are Peace Officers), Code of Criminal Procedure, who is commissioned as a law enforcement officer or agent, including a ranger, by the attorney general. Makes a nonsubstantive change.

 

SECTION 2. Provides that Section 661.918(a), Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an injury that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.

 

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2015.