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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption for certain law enforcement and military |
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personnel from the requirement to complete a hunter education |
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program; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (n) and adding Subsection (o) to |
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read as follows: |
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(n) The following persons are exempt from any requirement to |
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complete a hunter education course under this section: |
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(1) an honorably discharged veteran of the United |
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States armed forces who has achieved a basic rifle qualification or |
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higher; |
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(2) [or] a person who is on active duty as a member of |
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the United States armed forces and has achieved a basic rifle |
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qualification or higher; |
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(3) [(2)] a person who is on active duty or has |
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previously served as a member of the Texas Army National Guard, the |
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Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard and has achieved |
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a basic rifle qualification or higher; or |
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(4) [(3)] a person who is serving or has previously |
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served as a: |
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(A) municipal police officer; |
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(B) sheriff or deputy sheriff; |
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(C) constable or deputy constable; |
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(D) marshal or deputy marshal; |
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(E) member of the Texas Rangers; or |
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(F) member of the Texas Highway Patrol [peace
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officer described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4), Article
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2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure]. |
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(o) In addition to any administrative fee collected under |
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Subsection (e), the commission may charge a reasonable fee to cover |
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the administrative costs of processing the application for a |
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license submitted by a person described by Subsection (n). Fees |
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collected under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of |
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the game, fish, and water safety account. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |