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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procedures and practices governing the appeal of a |
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disciplinary action within the Department of Public Safety. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.0072(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall establish procedures and practices |
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governing the appeal of a disciplinary action within the |
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department. The procedures and practices must allow a commissioned |
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officer who is the subject of a disciplinary action to present |
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testimony and evidence to the commission at a hearing on the appeal. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |