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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to injury leave for certain peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 661.918(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies to a peace officer under Article |
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2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, who is commissioned as a law |
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enforcement officer or agent, including a ranger, by: |
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(1) the Public Safety Commission and the director of |
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the Department of Public Safety; |
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(2) the Parks and Wildlife Commission; [or] |
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(3) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; or |
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(4) the attorney general. |
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SECTION 2. Section 661.918(a), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an injury that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |