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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Indian Tribe to |
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commission peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Article 2.126, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.126. PEACE OFFICERS COMMISSIONED BY THE |
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ALABAMA-COUSHATTA AND KICKAPOO INDIAN TRIBES [TRIBE]. |
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SECTION 2. Article 2.126(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian |
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Tribe or the tribal council of the Kickapoo Indian Tribe is |
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authorized to employ and commission peace officers for the purpose |
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of enforcing state law within the boundaries of the tribe's |
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reservation. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |