BILL ANALYSIS

S.B. 785

By: Creighton

Homeland Security & Public Safety

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Currently, the date on which a school marshal license expires is tied to the license holder's birthday. The scattered expiration of these licenses has made it difficult for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to keep track of who has a valid license and has posed challenges in amassing a large enough class of individuals to undergo the training required for license renewal at any one time. S.B. 785 seeks to address these issues by providing for a more uniform expiration date for school marshal licenses.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

S.B. 785 amends the Occupations Code to change the date on which an original or renewed school marshal license expires from the first birthday of the license holder occurring after the second anniversary of the date of issuance or expiration, as applicable, to August 31 following that second anniversary. The change of expiration date applies to a license regardless of whether the license was issued or renewed before, on, or after the bill's effective date.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2021.