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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training requirements for certain county jailers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.310(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A county jailer appointed on a temporary basis who does |
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not satisfactorily complete the preparatory training program on or |
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before the 90th day after [before the first anniversary of] the date |
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that the person is appointed shall be removed from the position. A |
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temporary appointment may not be renewed[, except that not earlier
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than the first anniversary of the date that a person is removed
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under this subsection, the sheriff may petition the commission for
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reinstatement of the person to a temporary appointment]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a person appointed as a temporary county jailer on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A person appointed as a temporary |
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county jailer before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the person was appointed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |