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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of campus police departments at |
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private institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.212, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Any officer commissioned under the provisions of this |
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section is vested with all the powers, privileges, and immunities |
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of peace officers if the officer: |
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(1) is on the property under the control and |
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jurisdiction of the respective private institution of higher |
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education or is otherwise performing duties assigned to the officer |
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by the institution, regardless of whether the officer is on |
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property under the control and jurisdiction of the institution, but |
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provided these duties are [consistent with the educational mission
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of the institution and are] being performed within a county in which |
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the institution has land; or |
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(2) to the extent authorized by Section 51.2125, is: |
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(A) requested by another law enforcement agency |
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to provide assistance in enforcing state or local law, including a |
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municipal ordinance, and is acting in response to that request; or |
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(B) otherwise assisting another law enforcement |
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agency in enforcing a law described by Paragraph (A). |
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(f) A campus police department of a private institution of |
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higher education is a law enforcement agency and a governmental |
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body for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code, only with |
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respect to information relating solely to law enforcement |
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activities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |