Amend CSSB 1124 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 85.0011, Local Government Code (page 1, line 26), between "(a)" and "A person", insert the following:
In this section:
(1) "Active duty" means current full-time military service in the armed forces of the United States.
(2) "Armed forces of the United States" means the army, navy, air force, space force, coast guard, or marine corps of the United States or a reserve unit of one of those branches of the armed forces.
(3) "Federal special investigator" means a person described by Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(4) "Military veteran" means a person who has served on active duty and who was discharged or released from active duty.
(b)
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike amended Section 85.0011(a)(2), Local Government Code (page 1, lines 30-32), and substitute the following:
(2) either:
(A) holds an active permanent peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; or
(B) is eligible to be licensed under Sections 1701.309 and 1701.312, Occupations Code, and:
(i) has a minimum of five years of experience as a federal special investigator; or
(ii) is a military veteran with a minimum of 10 years of combined active duty or national guard service experience.
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 85.0011(b), Local Government Code (page 1, line 33), strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 85.0011(b), Local Government Code (page 1, line 35), between "Code" and the underscored period, insert ", or is a person described by Subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) or (ii) and obtains a license within the time provided by Section 1701.302(a), Occupations Code".
(5) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 1701.302(a), Occupations Code (page 1, line 39), strike "[, including a sheriff,]" and substitute ", including a sheriff,".