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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to safety and security policies and procedures in the |
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Capitol Complex. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.062, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) In implementing rules adopted under Subsection (d) and |
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in imposing measures under Subsection (g), the department shall |
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develop written policies and procedures relating to the safety and |
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security of individuals and to the access to and protection of the |
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grounds and property in the Capitol Complex to ensure that the |
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policies and procedures are applied consistently and equally to all |
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individuals in the Capitol Complex. The department may not |
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implement the policies and procedures, or any modification to the |
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policies and procedures, until the department electronically or |
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physically distributes the policies and procedures to: |
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(1) all department personnel assigned to the Capitol |
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Complex; and |
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(2) all state officers and employees whose assigned |
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place of employment is in the Capitol Complex. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2015, the |
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Department of Public Safety shall develop and distribute the |
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written policies and procedures as required by Section 411.062(h), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Section 411.062(h), Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, does not prohibit the department from continuing to enforce |
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policies and procedures that were in effect on the effective date of |
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this Act until the time those policies and procedures or their |
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modifications are distributed, as required by Section 411.062(h), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, and Subsection (a) of this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |