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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a biennial report by the Texas Commission on Law |
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Enforcement regarding peace officer salaries. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.165 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.165. REPORT ON PEACE OFFICER SALARIES. (a) Not |
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later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission |
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shall submit a report regarding peace officer salaries in this |
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state to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and each standing committee of the |
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legislature with primary jurisdiction over the commission. |
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(b) The report must include: |
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(1) salary information categorized by law enforcement |
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agency size, based on the population residing in the agency's |
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jurisdiction; and |
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(2) for each category under Subdivision (1), a |
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comparison of: |
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(A) officer salaries to cost of living; and |
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(B) officer salaries in this state to officer |
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salaries in other states. |
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(c) A law enforcement agency shall provide any information |
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requested by the commission to prepare the report. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |