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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to entrance examinations for applicants for beginning |
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positions in a municipal police department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 143.025, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f-1) and amending Subsection (i) to |
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read as follows: |
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(f-1) An additional five points may be added to the |
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examination grade of an applicant for a beginning position in the |
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police department who successfully completed a career and technical |
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education program in criminal justice that is: |
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(1) approved by the State Board of Education; and |
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(2) offered by a high school located in the |
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municipality in which the applicant is seeking employment. |
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(i) The grade to be placed on the eligibility list for each |
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applicant shall be computed by adding an applicant's points under |
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Subsection (f) and (f-1), if any, to the applicant's grade on the |
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written examination. Each applicant's grade on the written |
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examination is based on a maximum grade of 100 percent and is |
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determined entirely by the correctness of the applicant's answers |
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to the questions. The minimum passing grade on the examination is 70 |
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percent. An applicant must pass the examination to be placed on an |
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eligibility list. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |