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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reactivation of a peace officer license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.316, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall reactivate a peace officer's |
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license after a break in employment, without requiring the license |
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holder to attend a basic or supplemental training course for peace |
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officers, if the license holder: |
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(1) completed at least 10 years of service as a peace |
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officer in good standing before the break in employment; |
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(2) meets current licensing standards; |
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(3) successfully completes continuing education |
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requirements; and |
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(4) files an application and pays any required fees. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1701.316(c), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a license for which an application for |
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reactivation of the license is filed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A license for which an application for reactivation of |
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the license is filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |