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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an oath for peace officers and reserve law enforcement |
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officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.3095 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.3095. REQUIRED OATH FOR OFFICERS. (a) The |
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commission shall require each person who passes the examination |
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required under this chapter for the issuance of a license as an |
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officer to sign and submit to the commission the following oath: |
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I solemnly swear (or affirm) that, as an officer: |
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I pledge allegiance to the United States Constitution, and to |
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the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, |
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indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. |
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I will recognize that the authority to perform my duties and |
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powers requires the approval of my actions and behavior by the |
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people. |
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I will recognize that the test of domestic tranquility is the |
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extent of support and participation of the people, and crime and |
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disorder is a breach of that tranquility. |
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I will recognize that the protection of the general welfare |
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includes responding to crime and disorder and the cooperation and |
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compliance of individuals with whom I will have contact in the due |
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course of law. |
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I will recognize that the use of physical force is authorized |
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by the people only when persuasion and warnings are insufficient, |
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and only to the degree immediately necessary to restore a safe |
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environment. |
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(b) The commission shall prescribe a form for the oath |
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required by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |