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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expiration of certain security officer commissions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.301, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a [A] security |
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officer commission expires on the second anniversary of the date |
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the commission is issued. |
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(b-1) A security officer commission issued to a person who |
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is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the |
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United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the |
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United States expires on the earlier of: |
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(1) the second anniversary of the date the commission |
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is issued; or |
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(2) the expiration of the person's lawful presence in |
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the United States as determined by the appropriate United States |
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agency in compliance with federal law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1702.301, Occupations Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a security officer commission issued or |
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renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. A security |
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officer commission issued or renewed before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the security |
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officer commission was issued or renewed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |