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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement of |
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the reporting and use of information concerning the termination of |
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a license holder's employment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. In this Act: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Law |
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Enforcement. |
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(2) "License holder" means a person licensed under |
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Chapter 1701, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. The commission shall study: |
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(1) compliance by law enforcement agencies with the |
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requirement that a law enforcement agency: |
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(A) submit employment termination reports to the |
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commission under Section 1701.452, Occupations Code, for a license |
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holder who resigns or retires from employment with the law |
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enforcement agency, whose appointment with the law enforcement |
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agency is terminated, or who separates from the law enforcement |
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agency for any other reason; and |
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(B) obtain under Section 1701.451, Occupations |
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Code, employment termination reports regarding an applicant for |
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employment with the agency; and |
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(2) the extent to which law enforcement agencies use |
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the information in an employment termination report to make |
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employment decisions. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2020, the commission |
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shall report the results of the study and make recommendations to |
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the legislature regarding improving the reporting and |
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consideration of information concerning license holder |
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terminations or separations. |
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SECTION 4. This Act expires January 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |