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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of peace officer members of the Texas |
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National Guard and expediting applications for peace officer |
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licenses from members of the Texas National Guard. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 437, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 437.256 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.256. LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF CERTAIN NATIONAL |
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GUARD MEMBERS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. (a) A member of the Texas |
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National Guard who is a licensed peace officer and who is called to |
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state active duty to assist the Department of Public Safety in |
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providing security along the Texas-Mexico border may perform the |
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functions of a peace officer at the direction of the department in |
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any county located on the Texas-Mexico border. |
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(b) A member of the Texas National Guard who is a licensed |
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peace officer and who is called to state active duty during a state |
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of disaster declared under Section 418.014 may perform the |
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functions of a peace officer at the direction of the Texas Division |
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of Emergency Management in the area designated in the disaster |
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declaration. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.3072 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.3072. EXPEDITED LICENSE PROCEDURE FOR NATIONAL |
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GUARD MEMBERS. The commission shall, as soon as practicable after |
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the date a member of the Texas National Guard files an application |
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for a peace officer license: |
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(1) process the application; and |
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(2) issue the license to the applicant if the |
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applicant otherwise qualifies for the license. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |