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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acceptance of certain high school courses to |
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satisfy part of the training required to obtain a peace officer |
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license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.1525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.1525. RULES RELATED TO ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT HOURS |
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FOR COMPLETION OF CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES. (a) The commission |
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shall adopt rules that establish a procedure under which credit |
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hours earned for the successful completion of high school courses |
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that directly relate to law enforcement can be counted toward the |
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hours of training required of an applicant for a peace officer |
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license issued under Section 1701.307. |
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(b) The rules adopted under this section must require that |
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an applicant submit to the commission a high school transcript that |
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indicates the applicant earned an endorsement in the public |
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services category, as described by Section 28.025(c-1), Education |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2017, the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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comply with Section 1701.1525, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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(b) Section 1701.1525, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to an application for a license submitted to the |
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Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. An application submitted before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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application was submitted, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |