85R6279 ADM-D
 
  By: West S.B. No. 12
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law
  enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 772.0073 to read as follows:
         Sec. 772.0073.  BULLETPROOF VEST GRANT PROGRAM. (a)  In this
  section, "criminal justice division" means the criminal justice
  division established under Section 772.006.
         (b)  The criminal justice division shall establish and
  administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law
  enforcement agency seeking to equip its peace officers with
  bulletproof vests. Any law enforcement agency in this state may
  apply for a grant under this section.
         (c)  An agency receiving a grant under this section must, as
  soon as practicable after receiving the grant, provide to the
  criminal justice division proof of purchase of bulletproof vests,
  including the price of each vest and the number of vests purchased.
         (d)  Not later than December 1 of each year, the criminal
  justice division shall submit a report to the Legislative Budget
  Board reporting the following information for the preceding state
  fiscal year:
               (1)  the name of each agency that applied for a grant
  under this section;
               (2)  the amount of money distributed to each agency
  that received a grant under this section; and
               (3)  the number of vests purchased by each agency
  described by Subdivision (2).
         (e)  The criminal justice division may use any revenue
  available for purposes of this section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2017.