88R8739 JCG-D
 
  By: Stucky H.B. No. 2183
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the temporary appointment of county jailers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
  follows:
         (b)  A county jailer appointed on a temporary basis who does
  not satisfactorily complete the preparatory training program
  before the first anniversary of the date that the person is
  appointed shall be removed from the position. A county jailer
  appointed on a temporary basis shall be enrolled in the preparatory
  training program on or before the 90th day after their temporary
  appointment.  A temporary appointment may not be renewed, except
  that the sheriff may petition the commission to extend the
  temporary appointment for a period not to exceed six months.
         (b-1)  A person who has previously been appointed on a
  temporary basis as a county jailer and separated from that position
  may not be subsequently appointed on a temporary basis as a county
  jailer at the same or a different county jail unless the person was
  in good standing at the time the person separated from the position.
  A temporary appointment under this subsection may not exceed one
  year. 
         SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the
  rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act to
  Section 1701.310, Occupations Code.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.