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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prohibition of certain police force reductions in |
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certain populous municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 150, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. REDUCTION OF POLICE FORCE IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES |
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Sec. 150.061. CERTAIN POLICE FORCE REDUCTIONS PROHIBITED. |
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A municipality with a population of 950,000 or more may not reduce |
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the number of peace officers the municipality's police department |
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is authorized to employ per 1,000 residents if the reduction rate |
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exceeds the rate by which the municipality lost population in the |
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preceding calendar year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |