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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the training requirements for and the expiration of a |
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school marshal license issued or renewed by the Texas Commission on |
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Law Enforcement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.260, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsections (g) and (h) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c-1) The training program may include up to 40 hours of |
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instruction through an online course from a provider approved by |
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the commission. |
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(g) A person's license under this section expires on August |
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1 following [the first birthday of the person occurring after] the |
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second anniversary of the date the commission licenses the person. |
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A renewed school marshal license expires on August 1 [the person's
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birth date], two years after the expiration of the previous |
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license. |
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(h) A person may renew the school marshal license under this |
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section by: |
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(1) successfully completing a renewal course designed |
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and administered by the commission, which such license renewal |
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training will not exceed 10 [16] hours combined of classroom and |
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simulation training; |
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(2) demonstrating appropriate knowledge on an |
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examination designed and administered by the commission; |
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(3) demonstrating handgun proficiency to the |
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satisfaction of the commission staff; and |
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(4) demonstrating psychological fitness on the |
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examination described in Subsection (d). |
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SECTION 2. (a) A license issued or renewed before the |
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effective date of this Act expires on August 1 following the second |
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anniversary of the date the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement |
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issued or renewed the previous license. |
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(b) The change in law made by amending Section 1701.260(h), |
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Occupations Code, applies to a school marshal license renewal |
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training course for a license that expires on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |