By: Bonnen of Galveston, Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 2680
        (Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015;
  May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
  Justice; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE VOTE
 
 
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         WhitmireX
         HuffmanX
         BurtonX
         CreightonX
         HinojosaX
         MenéndezX
         PerryX
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to allocation of money from the law enforcement officer
  standards and education fund.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 1701.157, Occupations
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1701.157.  MONEY ALLOCATED AND USED FOR TRAINING OR
  CONTINUING EDUCATION.
         SECTION 2.  Section 1701.157(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Not later than March 1 of each calendar year, the
  comptroller shall allocate money deposited during the preceding
  calendar year in the general revenue fund to the credit of the law
  enforcement officer standards and education fund account for
  expenses related to the continuing education of persons licensed
  under this chapter as follows:
               (1)  20 percent of the money is allocated to all local
  law enforcement agencies in this state in equal shares; and
               (2)  80 percent of the money is allocated to all local
  law enforcement agencies in this state in a share representing a
  fixed amount for each position in the agency, as of January 1 of the
  preceding calendar year, that is reserved to a person who:
                     (A)  is licensed under this chapter;
                     (B)  works as a peace officer or telecommunicator,
  as defined by Section 1701.001, on the average of at least 32 hours
  a week; and
                     (C)  is compensated by a political subdivision of
  this state at least at the minimum wage and is entitled to all
  employee benefits offered to a peace officer or telecommunicator,
  as applicable, by the political subdivision.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
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