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Amend HB 7 on third reading in the ARTICLE adding Subchapter S, Chapter 411, Government Code, in added Section 411.561, Government Code, by adding the following subsections:
(a-1) The unit chief may not employ an officer or other employee if the officer or other employee:
(1) has been convicted of a violent offense; or
(2) has been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States or the Texas military forces as shown by the service member's release or discharge documentation.
(a-2) For purposes of Subsection (a-1):
(1) "Texas military forces" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.001.
(2) "Violent offense" means an offense under the law of any state that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against any person.