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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for the use of an insignia or design by |
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guard companies under the Private Security Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1702.1305 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1702.1305. REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF INSIGNIAS AND |
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DESIGNS BY GUARD COMPANIES. (a) This section applies only to a |
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person who holds a security services contractor license and acts |
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as, offers to provide the services of, or engages in the business of |
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a guard company. |
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(b) A person may not use an insignia or design on a uniform |
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or motor vehicle that will be used by the person or the person's |
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officer, director, partner, manager, or employee while performing |
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duties as a guard company under this chapter unless the person: |
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(1) submits the insignia or design to the department; |
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and |
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(2) obtains the department's approval to use the |
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insignia or design on the uniform or motor vehicle. |
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(c) The board by rule shall prescribe procedures for the |
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submission and approval of an insignia or design under this |
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section. |
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(d) The rules may require that a person subject to this |
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section submit a proposed insignia or design for department |
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approval as a part of the person's application for a license if the |
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person intends to use an insignia or design in the manner described |
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by Subsection (b). |
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(e) The board may not renew the license of a person who |
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violates this section or a rule adopted under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than March 31, 2018, the Texas Private |
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Security Board shall adopt rules to implement Section 1702.1305, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1702.1305(e), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to the renewal of a security services |
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contractor license that expires on or after September 1, 2018. A |
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security services contractor license that expires before that date |
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is governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective |
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date of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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(b) Section 1702.1305, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act, takes effect September 1, 2018. |