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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3105.003, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 3105.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR MONUMENT. (a) A [person is
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eligible to have the] person's name shall be included on the |
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monument if the person was killed in the line of duty and was: |
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(1) a law enforcement officer or peace officer for |
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this state or a political subdivision of this state under Article |
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2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law; |
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(2) a federal law enforcement officer or special agent |
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performing duties in this state, including those officers under |
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Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
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(3) a corrections or detention officer or county or |
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municipal jailer employed or appointed by a municipal, county, or |
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state penal institution in this state. |
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(b) It is presumed that a person described by subsection (a) |
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was killed in the line of duty if the Employees Retirement System of |
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Texas has awarded benefits to the eligible survivors of the person |
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as provided by Chapter 615. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2017. |